Poole, Karen E.
Physa
Physa is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Physinae of the family Physidae.
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- FamilyPhysidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
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Physa is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Physinae of the family Physidae.
These snails eat algae, diatoms and detritus.