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Opacuincola gretathunbergae

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Starting with a single-person school strike and demonstration to save our climate she has sparked the global movement “Fridays for Future” supported primarily by young people and managed to finally get momentum in global politics toward action against climate change after warnings of scientists have
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which has larger genitalia. Its well-developed eyes and pigmentation suggest it is a true crenobiont, one of a small number of species associated with freshwater springs, rather than dwelling in subterranean
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The sample of 20 collected had an average shell height of 2.35 mm and a height of 1.41 mm, and an aperture just under a millimetre wide. This species is closely related to
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been largely ignored for more than 30 years. We wish her and the movement the endurance necessary to keep the pressure up!
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The species is one of several named after Swedish climate activist
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endemic to New Zealand. It is named after the climate activist
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The snail was discovered in 2016 by a research team from the
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Verhaegen, Gerlien; Haase, Martin (18 January 2021).
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Conservation status
NZ TCS
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Tateidae
Opacuincola
Binomial name
freshwater snail
Greta Thunberg

University of Greifswald
Tākaka River
Kahurangi National Park
Opacuincola ngatapuna
Protoconch
Protoconch
Radula
Radula
Penis
SEM photographs
SEM
Greta Thunberg
Pristimantis gretathunbergae

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