1. A Brief History of the
Lymnaeid Research
2. General Characteristics of
the Family Lymnaeidae
3. Phylogeny and Taxonomy of
the Family Lymnaeidae
4. Conchological and Anatomical
Identification of the Lymnaeid
Snails
5. Molecular Techniques for the
Study of Ecological and Evolutionary
Processes in Lymnaeids
6. The Fossil Record of the
Lymnaeidae: Revisiting a
200-Myr-Long Story of Success
7. Biogeography of the Living
Lymnaeidae
8. Patterns and Processes of
Speciation in Lymnaeidae
9. Ecology of Lymnaeid Snails
10. Reproductive Strategies,
Genetic Diversity, and Invasive
Ability in Lymnaeidae
11. Biology of the
Lymnaeidae–Parasite Interaction
12. Overview of Interactions
Between Parasitic Digenea and Their
Molluscan Hosts, with Special
Emphasis on the Lymnaeidae
13. Lymnaeid Snails and the
Transmission of Fasciolosis:
Understanding the Differential Risks
from Local to Global Scale
14. Laboratory Cultures of
Lymnaeidae for Parasitological
Experiments
15. Control of
Fasciolosis-Transmitting Lymnaeids
in the Field
16. Conservation of the
Lymnaeidae
17. Perspectives: An Integrated
Approach on Future Studies of the
Lymnaeidae