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Biomphalaria straminea

Biomphalaria straminea

Classification

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Biomphalaria straminea is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. This snail is a medically important pest, because an intermediate host for the parasite Schistosoma mansoni and a vector of schistosomiasis. The history of these discoveries was summarized by Paraense (2001).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog