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Endemic species of Bulinus (Mollusca: Planorbidae) in Lake Malawi (= Lake Nyasa)
Author(s) -
Wright C. A.,
Klein J.,
Eccles D. H.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1967.tb02873.x
Subject(s) - planorbidae , biology , bulinus , mollusca , ecology , affinities , zoology , helminths , pulmonata , schistosomiasis , schistosoma haematobium , biochemistry
Bulinus nyassanus and B. succinoides are both endemic to Lake Malawi and for many years were known only from their shells. Recent collections of living material have made possible a study of the anatomy of both species and the application of biochemical and immunological techniques have indicated their affinities within Bulinus . Some interesting aspects of their ecology have also been revealed.