Bithynia siamensis
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Bithynia siamensis is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
Subspecies
- Bithynia siamensis siamensis - synonym: Bithynia siamensis goniomphalus[2]
- Bithynia siamensis funiculata[2]
- Bithynia siamensis laevis[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in:
The population of Bithynia siamensis fluctuates during the year.[3]
Parasites
Bithynia siamensis serves as a first intermediate host for Southeast Asian liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini.[2] The number of excretory cells of the digestive system is increased in infected Bithynia siamensis.[4]
References
- ^ Phongsasakulchoti P., Sri-aroon P. & Kerdpuech Y. (2005). "Emergence of Opisthorchis viverrini cercariae from naturally infected Bithynia (Digoniostoma) siamensis goniomphalos". The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 36(Suppl. 4): 189-191. PMID 16438207.
- ^ a b c d e World Health Organization (1995). Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection. WHO Technical Report Series. 849. PDF part 1, PDF part 2. page 126.
- ^ Upatham E. S. & Sukhapanth N. (1980). "Field studies on the bionomics of Bithynia siamensis siamensis and the transmission of Opisthorchis viverrini in Bangna, Bangkok, Thailand". The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 11(3): 355-358. PMID 7444576.
- ^ Adam R., Pipitgool V., Sithithaworn P., Hinz E. & Storch V. (1995). "Morphology and ultrastructure of the digestive gland of Bithynia siamensis goniomphalus (Prosobranchia: Bithyniidae) and alterations induced by infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini (Trematoda: Digenea)." Parasitology research 81(8): 684-692. PMID 8570585.
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