Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda | Hygrophila | Planorbidae |
Scientific Name: | Biomphalaria angulosa Mandahl-Barth, 1957 |
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Date Assessed: | 2009-05-01 |
Assessor(s): | Appleton, C., Curtis, B., Kristensen, T.K. & Ngereza, C. |
Reviewer(s): | Seddon, M., Van Damme, D., Graf, D.L., Appleton, C. & Bennett, L. |
Justification: This species has a widespread distribution with no major widespread threats identified. |
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Range Description: | Globally, this species is found from Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. Eastern Africa: It is found in the Iringa Region, Lake Ingeuzi (Brooke Bond Estates) and Ruaha River in central Tanzania. Also It is known from north of Salima-Mchiji, Hara River, Dwanga Wovwe River, Papa River and Namando River in Malawi. Southern Africa: Species is known from Little Ruaha swamps, Kalenga and Lake Ngwazi in Tanzania. In Zambia it is known from the Chambezi River near Wantipa and Chozi River (tributaries of the Zambesi). In Malawi the species is known from swamps north of Nkota-kota. The species has been searched for as it is susceptible to infection by Schistosoma mansoni . |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Malawi; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia |
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Population: | No information available. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | This species occurs in lakes and swamps. |
Systems: | Freshwater |
Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
Citation: | Appleton, C., Curtis, B., Kristensen, T.K. & Ngereza, C. 2010. Biomphalaria angulosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T2807A9482894. . Downloaded on 24 April 2018. |
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