Biomphalaria is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram`s horn snails and their allies. Biomphalaria is the type genus of the tribe Biomphalariini. Taphius is a synonym for Biomphalaria. The shell of this species, like all planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is carrie....
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A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of schistosoma mansoni. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bī-om′fă-lā′rē-ă Definitions: 1. An important genus of freshwater snails (family Planorbidae, subfamily Planorbinae), several species of which serve as intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Africa, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, South America, and the Caribbean. Host snails formerly were p...
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