Cong M Y, Ferrer López J R, Perera de Puga G
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri.
Rev Cubana Med Trop. 1994;46(1):37-41.
The anatomic description of Physa cubensis, based on specimens collected in 5 different sites in Cuba, is presented. The anatomic characteristics of the reproductive system as well as mantle digitations give ground for affirming that this is a unique species with external morphological variations and thus it should be kept under the Physa genre. Besides, dispersion diagrams and regression lines of the length in the width were analyzed in the five sites; the L/A (length/width) variation quotient was compared using a variance analysis. Significant differences were observed in the different sites probably due to the feeding sources of each biotope.
本文基于在古巴5个不同地点采集的标本,对古巴瓶螺进行了解剖学描述。生殖系统的解剖特征以及外套膜指状突起表明,这是一个具有外部形态变异的独特物种,因此应保留在瓶螺属中。此外,还分析了这5个地点的长度与宽度的散点图和回归线;使用方差分析比较了L/A(长度/宽度)变异系数。在不同地点观察到显著差异,这可能是由于每个生物群落的食物来源不同所致。