Biology:Biomphalaria stanleyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Biomphalaria |
| Species: | B. stanleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Biomphalaria stanleyi (Smith, 1888)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Planorbis stanleyi Smith, 1888 | |
Biomphalaria stanleyi is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Distribution
This species is African, and occurs in:
- Lake Albert,[3] Uganda. (Lake Albert is between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Lake Chad
- Lake Cohoha in Burundi
Phylogeny
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:[4]
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Ecology
Biomphalaria stanleyi is found in deeper water in Lake Albert.[3]
Parasites of Biomphalaria stanleyi include Schistosoma mansoni.[2]
References
- ↑ Van Damme, D.; Lange, C. (2017). "Biomphalaria stanleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T184573A110772983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T184573A110772983.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/184573/110772983. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown D. S. (1994). Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. Taylor & Francis. ISBN:0-7484-0026-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kazibwe, F.; Makanga, B.; Rubaire-Akiiki, C.; Ouma, J.; Kariuki, C.; Kabatereine, N. B.; Booth, M.; Vennervald, B. J. et al. (2006). "Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: Snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics". Hydrobiologia 568: 433–444. doi:10.1007/s10750-006-0224-y.
- ↑ Dejong, R. J.; Morgan, J. A.; Paraense, W. L.; Pointier, J. P.; Amarista, M.; Ayeh-Kumi, P. F.; Babiker, A.; Barbosa, C. S. et al. (2001). "Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni". Molecular Biology and Evolution 18 (12): 2225–2239. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003769. PMID 11719572.
Wikidata ☰ Q4915161 entry
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