Bulinus globosus explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Cridland . C. C. . Resistance of Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus, Bulinus (Ph.) africanus, Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Lymnaea natalensis to experimental desiccation . Bulletin of the World Health Organization . 36 . 3 . 507–513 . 1967 . 5299680 . 2476301.

Notes and References

1. Sène. M. Southgate. VR. Vercruysse. J. Bulinus truncatus, intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium in the Senegal River Basin (SRB) . Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique . February 2004. 97. 1. 29–32. 15104154.
2. Marti. HP. Tanner. M. Degrémont. AA. Freyvogel. TA. Studies on the ecology of Bulinus globosus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium in the Ifakara area, Tanzania.. Acta Tropica. June 1985. 42. 2. 171–87. 2862780.