Article
Biomphalaria Straminea and other planorbids in the Dominican Republic
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SODEMAN JUNIOR, W. A. et al. Biomphalaria straminea and other planorbids in the Dominican Republica. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 80, n. 4, p. 453-456, out./dez. 1985.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02761985000400012
1678-8060
Author
Sodeman Junior, W. A.
Rodrick, G. E.
Paraense, W. L.
Gómez, M. Vargas de
Abstract
Em aditamento a registros anteriores da Biomphalaria glabrata na República Dominicana, são mencionadas como localidades novas para essa espécie Haina Arriba e Boca Chica, no Distrito Nacional, onde também foram coletadas as espécies Biomphalaria obstructa, B. helophila, Drepanotrema lucidum e Lymnaea viatrix. A Biomphalaria straminea, vetora potencial do Schistosoma mansoni, foi encontrada pela primeira vez no país, no rio Iguamo, na proximidade da comunidade de San Pedro de Macorís. In addition to previous records of Biomphalaria glabrata in the Dominican Republic, the southern central communities of Haina Arriba and Boca Chica, in the National District, are reported as new localities for that species; other species collected were Biomphalaria obstructa, B. helophila, Drepanotrema lucidum and Lymnaea viatrix. Biomphalaria straminea, a potential vector of Schistosoma mansoni, was found for the first time in the country, in the River Iguamo, just outside of the community of San Pedro de Macorís.