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Record 1 2014-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Human Diseases
DEF

An aquatic snail (truncatus/tropicus complex group, subgenus Bulinus).

OBS

Bulinus truncatus is considered as a species of perennial, man-made habitat, being more frequent in standing than in flowing water, capable of surviving a short period of desiccation but poorly adapted to prolonged periods of severe drought.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Mollusque aquatique pulmoné, hôte intermédiaire de S. haematobium.

OBS

Son site de prédilection est une eau à courant modéré de température variable (entre 18 et 26 °C), qui bénéficie d'un bon ensoleillement, d'une faible turbidité, d'une profondeur de moins de 2 mètres et d'un pH de 6 ou 7.

Spanish

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