Biomphalaria sudanica
Biomphalaria sudanica is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Distribution
This species is African, and occurs mainly in East Africa:[1]
Phylogeny
A cladogram showing the phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:[6]
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Biomphalaria straminea complex |
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Biomphalaria straminea
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Biomphalaria intermedia
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Biomphalaria amazonica
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Biomphalaria sp.
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Biomphalaria helophila
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Biomphalaria peregrina
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Biomphalaria schrammi
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Ecology
Biomphalaria sudanica is found in shallow water near the shoreline in Lake Albert.[4] Despite being a pulmonate, Biomphalaria sudanica is well adapted to use the oxygen from water (but not as well as Planorbis). This ability is useful for living in swamp habitats.[7]
The population density of Biomphalaria sudanica varies during the year. The highest population density of Biomphalaria sudanica is in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia from June to August, at the end of rainy season.[3]
The higher densities of Biomphalaria sudanica occur in habitats with the Common Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes in Lake Victoria.[8]
It was experimentally detected under laboratory conditions that shells of Biomphalaria sudanica are bigger in waters with higher concentration of calcium than in waters with low calcium.[1]
Parasites
Biomphalaria sudanica is an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni[2] and for Schistosoma rodhaini.[9]
Infestation with schistosomes in the Lake Victoria basin is about 1%,[9] but can be up to 50% in the case of Schistosoma mansoni and up to 6 % in Schistosoma rodhaini in some localities.[9]
References
- ^ a b Brodersen J. & Madsen H. (January 2003). "The effect of calcium concentration on the crushing resistance, weight and size of Biomphalaria sudanica (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)". Hydrobiologia 490(1-3): 181-186. doi:10.1023/A:1023495326473.
- ^ a b Black C. L., Mwinzi P. N. M., Muok E. M. O., Abudho B., Fitzsimmons C. M., et al. (2010). "Influence of Exposure History on the Immunology and Development of Resistance to Human Schistosomiasis Mansoni". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(3): e637. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000637.
- ^ a b Erko B., Balcha F. & Kifle D. (September 2006). "The ecology of Biomphalaria sudanica in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia". African Journal of Ecology 44(3): 347-352. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00615.x.
- ^ a b Kazibwe F., Makanga B., Rubaire-Akiiki C., Ouma J., Kariuki C., Kabatereine N., Booth M., Vennervald B., Sturrock R. & Stothard J. (September 2006). "Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics". Hydrobiologia 568(1): 433-444. doi:10.1007/s10750-006-0224-y.
- ^ a b John R., Moghusu E. & Clouds P. & Abaasa A. (2008). "Schistosomiasis transmission at high altitude crater lakes in Western Uganda". BMC Infectious Diseases 8: 110. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-110.
- ^ DeJong R. J., Morgan J. A. T., Paraense W. L., Pointier J.-P., Amarista M., Ayeh-Kumi P. F. K., Babiker A., Barbosa C. S., Brémond P., Canese A., de Souza C. P., Dominguez C., File S., Gutierrez A., Incani R. N., Kawano T., Kazibwe F., Kpikpi J., Lwambo N. J. S., Mimpfoundi R., Njiokou F., Poda J. N., Sene M., Velásquez L. E., Yong M., Adema C. M., Hofkin B. V., Mkoji G. M. & Loker E. S. (December 2001) "Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni". Molecular Biology and Evolution 18: 2225–2239. PubMed, text.
- ^ Jones J. D. (July 1964). "Respiratory gas exchange in the aquatic pulmonate, Biomphalaria sudanica". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 12(3): 297-310. doi:10.1016/0010-406X(64)90061-1.
- ^ Plummer M. L. (March 2005). "Impact of Invasive Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on Snail Hosts of Schistosomiasis in Lake Victoria, East Africa". EcoHealth 2(1): 81-86. doi:10.1007/s10393-004-0104-8.
- ^ a b c Steinauer M. L., Mwangi I. N., Maina G. M., Kinuthia J. M., Mutuku M. W., et al. (2008). "Interactions between Natural Populations of Human and Rodent Schistosomes in the Lake Victoria Region of Kenya: A Molecular Epidemiological Approach". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2(4): e222. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000222.
Further reading
- Magendantz M. (1972). "The biology of Biomphalaria choanomphala and B. sudanica in relation to their role in the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Lake Victoria at Mwanza, Tanzania". Bulletin World Health Organisation 47(3): 331–341. PMC PMC2480720