Biomphalaria alexandrina
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Biomphalaria alexandrina is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
Distribution
This species occur in Egypt
Habitat
Biomphalaria alexandrina lives in freshwater, for example in irrigation canals.
Feeding habits
In captivity, Biomphalaria alexandrina can be fed on boiled leaves of lettuce.
Parasites
Biomphalaria alexandrina serves as an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni
Hybrid
There is a known hybrid Biomphalaria glabrata × Biomphalaria alexandrina, from Egypt.
Phylogeny
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of species in the genus Biomphalaria:
Further reading
- Kamel, E. G. (1984). "The egg mass and growth rate of Biomphalaria alexandrina under laboratory conditions". Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 14 (2): 377–384. PMID.