Physella wrighti

Physella wrighti, common name the hotwater physa,[1] is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.

Physella wrighti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Planorboidea
Family:
Physidae
Genus:
Physella
Species:
P. wrighti
Binomial name
Physella wrighti
Te & Clarke, 1985

Distribution

This species lives in British Columbia, Canada, found only in the Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park[1] The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]

Habitat

Physella wrighti requires an aquatic environment with year-round water temperature between 23–40 °C (73–104 °F).[1] They live on substrates both above and below the water level. They prefer habitats of Chara mats, but can also be found on mats of green alga, woody debris, and stream beds.[1]

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References
  1. "Science Advisory Report 2009/072". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. COSEWIC. (2005). Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.


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