Bulinus globosus

Bulinus globosus
apertural view of the shell of Bulinus globosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Bulinidae
Genus: Bulinus
Species:
B. globosus
Binomial name
Bulinus globosus
(Morelet, 1866)
Synonyms

Physa globosus Morelet, 1866

Bulinus globosus is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.

Parasites

Bulinus globosus is an intermediary host of Schistosoma haematobium, along with Bulinus truncatus.

References

  1. 1 2 Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Lange, C. (2018). "Bulinus globosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T99504682A120114163. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99504682A120114163.en. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Sène, M; Southgate, VR; Vercruysse, J (February 2004). "Bulinus truncatus, intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium in the Senegal River Basin (SRB)". Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique. 97 (1): 29–32. PMID 15104154.
  3. ↑ Marti, HP; Tanner, M; Degrémont, AA; Freyvogel, TA (June 1985). "Studies on the ecology of Bulinus globosus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium in the Ifakara area, Tanzania". Acta Tropica. 42 (2): 171–87. PMID 2862780.

Further reading

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