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Species of gastropod

Bulinus forskalii
an apertural view of the shell of Bulinus forskalii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Bulinus
Species: B. forskalii
Binomial name
Bulinus forskalii
(Ehrenberg, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) mariei (Crosse, 1879) (junior synonym)
  • Isidora forskalii Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Physa apiculata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
  • Physa capillacea Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
  • Physa clavulata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
  • Physa gradata Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898
  • Physa semiplicata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
  • Physa turriculata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym)
  • Physa wahlbergi F. Krauss, 1848
  • Pyrgophysa mariei Crosse, 1879

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

Distribution

Bulinus forskalii is an afrotropical species which occurs in number of countries in Africa:

  • Northern Africa: only in Egypt and Sudan.
  • Western Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
  • Eastern Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Central Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. An extreme variant of Bulinus forskalii lives also on São Tomé Island.
  • Southern Africa: South Africa and Eswatini.

This species has been recently introduced to Madagascar.

Its presence is uncertain in Mauritania, Nigeria and in Sierra Leone.

Ecology

The natural habitats for this species are lake margins, swamps, marshes and wetland areas. It lives in all types of freshwater bodies and it has been found mainly in dams and brooks in South Africa. The substratum is often muddy.

Bulinus forskalii is a hermaphroditic species. Self-fertilization can occur.

Parasites of Bulinus forskalii include:

It has been found incompatible with Schistosoma mattheei in South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Lange, C. (2018). "Bulinus forskalii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T165794A120113860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165794A120113860.en.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058686 on 2020-06-27
  3. Ibikounlé, M.; Mouahid, G.; Sakiti, N. G.; Massougbodji, A.; Moné, H. (2009). "Freshwater snail diversity in Benin (West Africa) with a focus on human schistosomiasis". Acta Tropica. 111 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.02.001. PMID 19426659.
  4. (in French) Sarr A., Kinzelbach R. & Diouf M. (2011, in press). "Diversité spécifique et écologie des mollusques continenatux de la basse vallée du Ferlo (Sénégal). ". MalaCo 7: 8 pp. PDF Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Brown, D. S. (1991). "Freshwater snails of São Tomé, with special reference to Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg), host of Schistosoma intercalatum". Hydrobiologia. 209 (2): 141–153. doi:10.1007/BF00006926.
  6. Stothard, J. R.; Brémond, P.; Andriamaro, L.; Sellin, B.; Sellin, E.; Rollinson, D. (2003). "Bulinus species on Madagascar: Molecular evolution, genetic markers and compatibility with Schistosoma haematobium". Parasitology. 123 (7): S261–75. doi:10.1017/S003118200100806X. PMID 11769288.
  7. ^ De Kock, K. N.; Wolmarans, C. T. (2005). "Distribution, habitats and role as intermediate host of the freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii, in South Africa". Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 72 (2): 165–174. doi:10.4102/ojvr.v72i2.214. PMID 16137134.
  8. ^ Gow, J. L.; Noble, L. R.; Rollinson, D.; Mimpfoundi, R.; Jones, C. S. (2004). "Breeding system and demography shape population genetic structure across ecological and climatic zones in the African freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), intermediate host for schistosomes". Molecular Ecology. 13 (11): 3561–3573. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02339.x. PMID 15488012.
  9. Gow, J. L.; Noble, L. R.; Rollinson, D.; Jones, C. S. (2005). "A high incidence of clustered microsatellite mutations revealed by parent-offspring analysis in the African freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". Genetica. 124 (1): 77–83. doi:10.1007/s10709-005-0204-6. PMID 16011005.
  10. Labbo, R.; Djibrilla, A.; Zamanka, H.; Garba, A.; Chippaux, J. -P. (2007). "Bulinus forskalii: A new potential intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium in Niger". Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101 (8): 847–848. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.016. PMID 17568645.
  11. Mukaratirwa, S.; Munjere, I. F.; Takawira, M.; Chingwena, G. (2004). "Susceptibility of 7 freshwater gastropod species in Zimbabwe to infection with Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus (Cobbold, 1876) Looss, 1896". Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 75 (4): 186–188. doi:10.4102/jsava.v75i4.481. PMID 15830604.
  12. Lotfy, W. M.; Brant, S. V.; Ashmawy, K. I.; Devkota, R.; Mkoji, G. M.; Loker, E. S. (2010). "A molecular approach for identification of paramphistomes from Africa and Asia". Veterinary Parasitology. 174 (3–4): 234–240. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.027. PMID 20880634.

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