The College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Basrah, in the Department of Life Sciences, discussed a master's thesis on (phenotypic and molecular characterization of the intermediate host of the liver snail worm in the Chibayish Marshes)
The message presented by the researcher (Maha Saddam Ghaji Al-Jourani) included
Outwardly and molecularly, this study came to characterize the snail Radix auricularia and confirm its presence in
areas of southern Iraq, especially in the Al-Chibayish Marshes, after some previous studies denied the presence of
This type of snail is in this environment, as this type of snail is characterized by medical, economic and veterinary importance
It is the intermediate host for many parasites, especially Fasciola gigantica
Faciolasis rot disease, which affects livestock and sheep, where this disease has spread recently
Also, this disease is transmitted to humans accidentally, and many studies have indicated it. on
through food and is very virulent in its acute and chronic phases. So this study dealt with the aspect
Phenotypic and molecular profiles of R.auricularia snails targeting the mitochondrial Cox1 gene and rRNA-ITS2 region
The results of the study were the presence of this type of snail in four clear and distinct forms
And different in color as confirmed by the results of bioinformatic bioinformatics that all these forms
Collected from the Chibayish Marshes belong to the species R.auricularia.