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Biomphalaria salinarum

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: 32. Biomphalaria salinarum (Morelet, 1867) Distribution and year: Lake Ngami N/A (Connolly 1912; 1939). Geographic range: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, South Africa. Habitat: Freshwater. Notes: The species is an intermediate host of parasites Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma edwardiense Thurston, 1964, notorious for causing schistosomiasis (Brown 1994). Type locality: In a stream connected to Dungo salt pans near Cuije River, Angola (Morelet 1866). Sources: Connolly (1912: 238, as Planorbis salinarum, a subfossil record; 1939: 487); van Bruggen (1966 a: 109). Conservation status: Data Deficient.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15633938

Author: Rapalai, Boikhutso Lerato

Institution: The University of Western Australia

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6968177656

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