Bulinus forskalii
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| an apertural view of the shell of Bulinus forskalii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Bulininae |
| Tribe: | Bulinini |
| Genus: | Bulinus |
| Species: | B. forskalii |
| Binomial name | |
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Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Isidora forskalii Ehrenberg, 1831 |
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Isidora forskalii Ehrenberg, 1831
Bulinus forskalii 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.
Bulinus forskalii is an afrotropical species and occur in number of countries in Africa:
It has been recently introduced to Madagascar.
Its presence is uncertain in Mauritania, Nigeria and in Sierra Leone.
Its natural habitat 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.
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