title: A potential snail host of schistosomiasis in Bolivia: Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1966.
abstract: Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1996 was collected from a permanent pond in the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. Identification of the collected specimens was made by comparison with the original description of the species and with topotypic material in the collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that these Bolivian specimens belong to B. amazonica.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et Malacologie, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, France. pointier@univ-perp.fr
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pointier
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Paraense
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Dejong
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Loker
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bargues
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mas-Coma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D001838:Bolivia; D004199:Disease Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000635:transmission*