Table 1.
Zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien mollusks
Species | Common name | Parasites | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck | Mediterranean mussel | Cryptosporidium parvum | [111] |
Giardia duodenalis | [112] | ||
Toxoplasma gondii | [113] | ||
Dreissena polymorpha | Zebra mussel | Acanthamoeba spp. | [114] |
Cryptosporidium spp. | [115] | ||
G. duodenalis | [116] | ||
Pomacea canaliculata | Golden apple snail | A. cantonensis | [19] |
Echinostoma revolutum | [24] | ||
Gonathostoma spinigerum | [27] | ||
Achatina fulica Bowditch | Giant African snail | Angiostrongylus costaricensis | [35] |
A. cantonensis | [33] | ||
Biomphalaria straminea Dunker | Schistosoma mansoni | [36] | |
A. cantonensis | [117] |