Name, class, indicator importance, and distinguishing features between a very similar organism on the list.
gilled snail, class 1, show water with high oxygen concentration
distinguished between air breathing snail by the position of the opening. Gilled snails have a right opening while air breathing ones have a left sided opening.
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: March 8th, 2012, 7:38 pm
by gigaboo
gilled snail, class 1, show water with high oxygen concentration
distinguished between air breathing snail by the position of the opening. Gilled snails have a right opening while air breathing ones have a left sided opening.
Yup. Gilled snails also have operculums, I believe.
Re: Water Quality ID
Posted: March 8th, 2012, 8:42 pm
by Fossil Freak 25
Also, Gilled snails, operculum is on the right side whereas the air breathing is on the left