Bulinus forskalii

Bulinus forskalii
	an apertural view of the shell of Bulinus forskalii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:	Lymnaeoidea
Family:	Bulinidae
Subfamily:	Bulininae
Tribe:	Bulinini
Genus:	Bulinus
Species:	B. forskalii
Binomial name
	Bulinus forskalii; (Ehrenberg, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
	Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)· accepted, alternate representation; Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) mariei (Crosse, 1879) (junior synonym); Isidora forskalii Ehrenberg, 1831; Physa apiculata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym); Physa capillacea Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym); Physa clavulata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym); Physa gradata Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898; Physa semiplicata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym); Physa turriculata Morelet, 1867 (junior synonym); Physa wahlbergi F. Krauss, 1848; Pyrgophysa mariei Crosse, 1879;

Bulinus forskalii is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Bulinidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies. [2]

Distribution

Bulinus forskalii is an afrotropical[1] species which occurs in number of countries in Africa:

Northern Africa: only in Egypt and Sudan.[1]
Western Africa: Benin,[3] Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal[4] and Togo.[1]
Eastern Africa: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]
Central Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.[1] An extreme variant of Bulinus forskalii lives also on São Tomé Island.[5]
Southern Africa: South Africa and Swaziland.[1]

This species has been recently introduced to Madagascar.[6]

Its presence is uncertain in Mauritania, Nigeria and in Sierra Leone.[1]

Ecology

The natural habitats for this species are lake margins, swamps, marshes and wetland areas.[1] It lives in all types of freshwater bodies and it has been found mainly in dams and brooks in South Africa.[7] The substratum is often muddy.[7]

Bulinus forskalii is a hermaphroditic species.[8] Self-fertilization can occur.[9]

Parasites of Bulinus forskalii include:

as intermediate host for Schistosoma guineensis[8]
as intermediate host for Schistosoma intercalatum[5]
as intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium – experimental infection in Niger,[10] but incompatible in South Africa[7]
as intermediate host for Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus,[7] that causes gastrodiscosis in horses[11]
three species of paramphistomes (superfamily Paramphistomoidea)[12]

It has been found incompatible with Schistosoma mattheei in South Africa.[7]

References

Appleton C., Ghamizi M., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Ngereza C., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Bulinus forskalii. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 May 2011.
MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058686 on 2020-06-27
Ibikounlé, M.; Mouahid, G.; Sakiti, N. G.; Massougbodji, A.; Moné, H. (2009). "Freshwater snail diversity in Benin (West Africa) with a focus on human schistosomiasis". Acta Tropica. 111 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.02.001. PMID 19426659.
(in French) Sarr A., Kinzelbach R. & Diouf M. (2011, in press). "Diversité spécifique et écologie des mollusques continenatux de la basse vallée du Ferlo (Sénégal). [Specific diversity and ecology of continental molluscs from the Lower Ferlo Valley (Senegal)]". MalaCo 7: 8 pp. PDF Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
Brown, D. S. (1991). "Freshwater snails of São Tomé, with special reference to Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg), host of Schistosoma intercalatum". Hydrobiologia. 209 (2): 141–153. doi:10.1007/BF00006926.
Stothard, J. R.; Brémond, P.; Andriamaro, L.; Sellin, B.; Sellin, E.; Rollinson, D. (2003). "Bulinus species on Madagascar: Molecular evolution, genetic markers and compatibility with Schistosoma haematobium". Parasitology. 123 (7): S261–75. doi:10.1017/S003118200100806X. PMID 11769288.
De Kock, K. N.; Wolmarans, C. T. (2005). "Distribution, habitats and role as intermediate host of the freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii, in South Africa". The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research. 72 (2): 165–174. doi:10.4102/ojvr.v72i2.214. PMID 16137134.
Gow, J. L.; Noble, L. R.; Rollinson, D.; Mimpfoundi, R.; Jones, C. S. (2004). "Breeding system and demography shape population genetic structure across ecological and climatic zones in the African freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), intermediate host for schistosomes". Molecular Ecology. 13 (11): 3561–3573. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02339.x. PMID 15488012.
Gow, J. L.; Noble, L. R.; Rollinson, D.; Jones, C. S. (2005). "A high incidence of clustered microsatellite mutations revealed by parent-offspring analysis in the African freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". Genetica. 124 (1): 77–83. doi:10.1007/s10709-005-0204-6. PMID 16011005.
Labbo, R.; Djibrilla, A.; Zamanka, H.; Garba, A.; Chippaux, J. -P. (2007). "Bulinus forskalii: A new potential intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium in Niger". Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101 (8): 847–848. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.016. PMID 17568645.
Mukaratirwa, S.; Munjere, I. F.; Takawira, M.; Chingwena, G. (2004). "Susceptibility of 7 freshwater gastropod species in Zimbabwe to infection with Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus (Cobbold, 1876) Looss, 1896". Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 75 (4): 186–188. doi:10.4102/jsava.v75i4.481. PMID 15830604.
Lotfy, W. M.; Brant, S. V.; Ashmawy, K. I.; Devkota, R.; Mkoji, G. M.; Loker, E. S. (2010). "A molecular approach for identification of paramphistomes from Africa and Asia". Veterinary Parasitology. 174 (3–4): 234–240. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.027. PMID 20880634.

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[IUCN_2009-1] Appleton C., Ghamizi M., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Ngereza C., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Bulinus forskalii. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 May 2011.

[WoRMS-2] MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058686 on 2020-06-27

[3] Ibikounlé, M.; Mouahid, G.; Sakiti, N. G.; Massougbodji, A.; Moné, H. (2009). "Freshwater snail diversity in Benin (West Africa) with a focus on human schistosomiasis". Acta Tropica. 111 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.02.001. PMID 19426659.

[Sarr_2011-4] (in French) Sarr A., Kinzelbach R. & Diouf M. (2011, in press). "Diversité spécifique et écologie des mollusques continenatux de la basse vallée du Ferlo (Sénégal). [Specific diversity and ecology of continental molluscs from the Lower Ferlo Valley (Senegal)]". MalaCo 7: 8 pp. PDF Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

[Brown_1991-5] Brown, D. S. (1991). "Freshwater snails of São Tomé, with special reference to Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg), host of Schistosoma intercalatum". Hydrobiologia. 209 (2): 141–153. doi:10.1007/BF00006926.

[Stothard_2001-6] Stothard, J. R.; Brémond, P.; Andriamaro, L.; Sellin, B.; Sellin, E.; Rollinson, D. (2003). "Bulinus species on Madagascar: Molecular evolution, genetic markers and compatibility with Schistosoma haematobium". Parasitology. 123 (7): S261–75. doi:10.1017/S003118200100806X. PMID 11769288.

[De_Kock_2005-7] De Kock, K. N.; Wolmarans, C. T. (2005). "Distribution, habitats and role as intermediate host of the freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii, in South Africa". The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research. 72 (2): 165–174. doi:10.4102/ojvr.v72i2.214. PMID 16137134.

[Gow_2004-8] Gow, J. L.; Noble, L. R.; Rollinson, D.; Mimpfoundi, R.; Jones, C. S. (2004). "Breeding system and demography shape population genetic structure across ecological and climatic zones in the African freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), intermediate host for schistosomes". Molecular Ecology. 13 (11): 3561–3573. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02339.x. PMID 15488012.

[9] Gow, J. L.; Noble, L. R.; Rollinson, D.; Jones, C. S. (2005). "A high incidence of clustered microsatellite mutations revealed by parent-offspring analysis in the African freshwater snail, Bulinus forskalii (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". Genetica. 124 (1): 77–83. doi:10.1007/s10709-005-0204-6. PMID 16011005.

[10] Labbo, R.; Djibrilla, A.; Zamanka, H.; Garba, A.; Chippaux, J. -P. (2007). "Bulinus forskalii: A new potential intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium in Niger". Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101 (8): 847–848. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.016. PMID 17568645.

[11] Mukaratirwa, S.; Munjere, I. F.; Takawira, M.; Chingwena, G. (2004). "Susceptibility of 7 freshwater gastropod species in Zimbabwe to infection with Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus (Cobbold, 1876) Looss, 1896". Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 75 (4): 186–188. doi:10.4102/jsava.v75i4.481. PMID 15830604.

[12] Lotfy, W. M.; Brant, S. V.; Ashmawy, K. I.; Devkota, R.; Mkoji, G. M.; Loker, E. S. (2010). "A molecular approach for identification of paramphistomes from Africa and Asia". Veterinary Parasitology. 174 (3–4): 234–240. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.027. PMID 20880634.