Acmella cyrtoglyphe
Taxonomy
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Specific Epithetcyrtoglyphe Vermeulen, Liew & Schilthuizen, 2015
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ResidentialNative
Description
Acmella cyrtoglyphe is a type of land snail belongs to the family Assimineidae. The shell is minute, thin, white and somewhat translucent, while the surface of the shell is shiny. The shell is measured approximately from 1.00-1.50 mm height and 0.85-1.10 mm width. The spire of the shell is without constriction and the radial sculpture is predominant. This species is found in primary and secondary forest on limestone bedrock. It is distributed in Borneo (Vermeulen & Liew, 2022).
Biodiversity Experts
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Aileen Tan Shau Hwai (Prof. Dato' Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Marine & Coastal, Science, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Synthetic Biology, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Aziz Bin Arshad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Fishes (Taxonomy), Crustaceans (Taxonomy), Fishes (Ecology), Crustaceans (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation & Marine & Coastal
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Liew Thor Seng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Insects, Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Conservation, Ecosystems, Evolution & Genetics
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Siti Azizah Mohd Nor (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Crustaceans, Fishes, Molluscs,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Molecular
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Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli (Dr.)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Birds (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology), Molluscs (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Marine & Coastal & Water
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References
- Marzuki, M.E., Liew, T.S. & Mohd. Azlan, J. (2021). Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species. ZooKeys (1035), 1-113. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843 — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
- Vermeulen, J.J., Liew, T.S. & Schilthuizen, M. (2015). Additions to the knowledge of the land snails of Sabah (Malaysia, Borneo), including 48 new species. Zookeys. 531, 1-139. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.531.6097
- Liew, T.S. & Foon, J.K. (2022). An Introduction to the Land Snails and Slugs of Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. pp. 90. — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
- Vermeulen, J.J. & Liew, T.S. (2022). Land snails and slugs of Sabah and Labuan (Malaysia). Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. pp. iii–x, 1–432.
Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Liew Thor Seng
Species Citation :- Acmella cyrtoglyphe. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/67621. [Retrieved 30 March 2023].
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