Juga plicifera
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| Species: | J. plicifera
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| Juga plicifera (I. Lea, 1838)
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Goniobasis plicifera | |
Juga plicifera, common name pleated juga,
Distribution
Juga plicifera is distributed throughout northwestern
Habitat
Juga plicifera can be found clinging to rocks or substrate in slow flowing streams, as well as in the muddy-sand bottoms of small and medium lakes with a preference for shaded sites.[3] It has been shown to like cool, clear water, though it has been noted to have a greater tolerance to siltation and slack water than some other members of the Juga genus (Juga newberryi).[5]
Ecology
Juga plicifera serves as an intermediate host for
Conservation
Juga plicifera is assessed as a vulnerable species in Oregon by NatureServe. Population in Washington do not have an assessed conservation status.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-387-30068-6. page 178.
- ^ a b "Juga plicifera (I. Lea, 1838)". NatureServe Explorer, accessed 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d (2013). "Juga plicifera". In: Oregon Estuarine Invertebrates (ed. 2) (2013). Juga plicifera [1].
- ^ Strong and Whelan (2019). "Assessing the diversity of western North American Juga (Semisulcospiridae, Gastropoda)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 136. (2019): 87–103. [doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.009].
- ^ Foltz Jordan and Janicki (n.d.). "A freshwater snail". The Xerces Society.