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Phylogenetic insights into the terrestrial snails Helicoidei (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) with special emphasis on the Camaenidae (2024)
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The superfamily Helicoidei are a widely distributed and diverse infraorder of land snails and slugs. Here, we constructed a phylogenetic tree based on sequences of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene to investigate the relationships within the Helic... Read More about Phylogenetic insights into the terrestrial snails Helicoidei (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) with special emphasis on the Camaenidae.

Differentiation of Bulinus senegalensis and Bulinus forskalii Snails in West Africa Using Morphometric Analysis (2024)
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Purpose: Accurate identification of medically important intermediate host and vector species is crucial for understanding disease transmission and control. Identifying Bulinus snails which act as intermediate host species for the transmission of schi... Read More about Differentiation of Bulinus senegalensis and Bulinus forskalii Snails in West Africa Using Morphometric Analysis.

Two novel species of arctic-alpine lichen-forming fungi (Ascomycota, Megasporaceae) from the Deosai Plains, Pakistan (2024)
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Members of the lichen-forming fungal genus Oxneriaria are known to occur in cold polar and high altitudinal environments. Two new species, Oxneriaria crittendenii and O. deosaiensis, are now described from the high altitude Deosai Plains, Pakistan, b... Read More about Two novel species of arctic-alpine lichen-forming fungi (Ascomycota, Megasporaceae) from the Deosai Plains, Pakistan.

Phylogeography of a commercially important reef fish, Lutjanus ehrenbergii, from the coastal waters of the Arabian Peninsula (2024)
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The coastal waters of the Arabian Peninsula include a heterogeneous marine region comprising the Persian/Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman at its northeastern boundary and the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea at its southern and western boundary. Th... Read More about Phylogeography of a commercially important reef fish, Lutjanus ehrenbergii, from the coastal waters of the Arabian Peninsula.

Molecular phylogeny and morphological evolution of the Chinese land snail Cathaica Möllendorff, 1884 (Eupulmonata: Camaenidae) in Shandong Province, China (2023)
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Cathaica is a genus of bradybaenid land snails occurring in China and is widespread in Shandong Province. Here we re-describe three species, C. pyrrhozona, C. fasciola and C. leei, and describe two new species, Cathaica fohuiensis Zhang sp. nov. and... Read More about Molecular phylogeny and morphological evolution of the Chinese land snail Cathaica Möllendorff, 1884 (Eupulmonata: Camaenidae) in Shandong Province, China.

Seasonal patterns of Schistosoma mansoni infection within Biomphalaria snails at the Ugandan shorelines of Lake Albert and Lake Victoria (2023)
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Intestinal schistosomiasis is hyperendemic in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Uganda, it is endemic at both Lake Albert (LA) and Lake Victoria (LV) and caused by S. mansoni that uses Biomphalaria snails as obligatory intermediate snail hosts.... Read More about Seasonal patterns of Schistosoma mansoni infection within Biomphalaria snails at the Ugandan shorelines of Lake Albert and Lake Victoria.

Comparing shell size and shape with canonical variate analysis of sympatric Biomphalaria species within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, Uganda (2023)
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The Great African Lakes in Uganda (Lake Albert and Lake Victoria) are known habitats to several sympatric species of Biomphalaria, intermediate snail hosts of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni. However, accurate identification of snails by morph... Read More about Comparing shell size and shape with canonical variate analysis of sympatric Biomphalaria species within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, Uganda.

Comparing shell size and shape with canonical variate analysis of sympatric Biomphalaria species within Lake Albert and Victoria, Uganda (2023)
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Nematodes and trematodes associated with terrestrial gastropods in Nottingham, England (2022)
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A parasitological survey of terrestrial slugs and snails was conducted at popular dog walking locations across the city of Nottingham, with the intensions of finding gastropods infected with parasites of medical (or veterinary) importance such as lun... Read More about Nematodes and trematodes associated with terrestrial gastropods in Nottingham, England.

Fine-scale geographical sampling and molecular characterization of the giant African land snail in its invasive range in Asia shows low genetic diversity, new haplotypes and the emergence of another haplotype from the Indian Ocean Islands (2022)
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Native to East Africa, the giant African snail Lissachatina [=Achatina] fulica (Bowdich, 1822) is a tropical crop pest and one of the world’s top 100 invasive species. It is now present in at least 52 countries worldwide, with an actively expanding r... Read More about Fine-scale geographical sampling and molecular characterization of the giant African land snail in its invasive range in Asia shows low genetic diversity, new haplotypes and the emergence of another haplotype from the Indian Ocean Islands.

Geographical Distribution of Biomphalaria snails in East Africa (2022)
Working Paper

There is limited information on the distribution of Biomphalaria snails, an important snail intermediate host of schistosomiasis, in East Africa. This study assessed the incidence and geographical distribution of Biomphalaria snails in Kenya, Uganda... Read More about Geographical Distribution of Biomphalaria snails in East Africa.

Species diversity and distribution of schistosome intermediate snail hosts in The Gambia (2021)
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There is a need for recent information on intermediate snail hosts of schistosomes in The Gambia; the previous studies were conducted over three decades ago. This study assessed the incidence, species diversity, distribution and infection status of s... Read More about Species diversity and distribution of schistosome intermediate snail hosts in The Gambia.

Genetic Connectivity of Seamount Populations of Bluenose Warehou (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) (2021)
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Quantifying the level of population connectivity within and between geographically separated single-species deep-water fisheries stocks will be vital for designing effective management plans to preserve such populations. Despite this, stock structure... Read More about Genetic Connectivity of Seamount Populations of Bluenose Warehou (Hyperoglyphe antarctica).

Biogeographic distribution of three phylotypes (T1, T2 and T6) of ammonia (foraminifera, Rhizaria) around Great Britain: new insights from combined molecular and morphological recognition (2021)
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Ammonia is one of the most widespread foraminiferal genera worldwide. Three phylotypes (Ammonia sp. T1, T2 and T6), commonly encountered in the northeast Atlantic, are usually associated with the morphospecies Ammonia tepida. The biogeographic distri... Read More about Biogeographic distribution of three phylotypes (T1, T2 and T6) of ammonia (foraminifera, Rhizaria) around Great Britain: new insights from combined molecular and morphological recognition.

Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among primary school children in four selected regions of the Gambia (2021)
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Background The Gambia initiated a control programme for schistosomiasis in 2015. In light of this, recent and comprehensive data on schistosomiasis is required to effectively guide the control programme. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence an... Read More about Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among primary school children in four selected regions of the Gambia.

Varadia, a new helicarionoidean semi-slug genus from India’s Western ghats (Stylommatophora: Helicarionoidea) (2021)
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We here describe a new Indian helicarionoidean genus, Varadia Bhosale & Raheem gen. nov., containing the single species Varadia amboliensis Bhosale, Thackeray, Muley & Raheem gen. et sp. nov. This new semi-slug is endemic to the northern and central... Read More about Varadia, a new helicarionoidean semi-slug genus from India’s Western ghats (Stylommatophora: Helicarionoidea).

Genetic variation in the Giant African Snail Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) in its invasive ranges of Asia and West Africa (2020)
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The rapidly spreading Giant African Snail Lissachatina [=Achatina] fulica (Bowdich, 1822) has been introduced to many parts of the world since the 1800s and is one of the world’s most invasive species. We compared cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) s... Read More about Genetic variation in the Giant African Snail Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) in its invasive ranges of Asia and West Africa.

Phylogenetic relationships of the carnivorous terrestrial snail family Streptaxidae (Stylommatophora: Achatinina) in Thailand and surrounding areas of Southeast Asia (2020)
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© 2020, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London 2020. All Rights Reserved. Southeast Asia boasts a high diversity of carnivorous terrestrial snails in the family Streptaxidae. Six genera are now recognized in this region, mainly classifi... Read More about Phylogenetic relationships of the carnivorous terrestrial snail family Streptaxidae (Stylommatophora: Achatinina) in Thailand and surrounding areas of Southeast Asia.

Molecular phylogeny of freshwater snails and limpets (Panpulmonata: Hygrophila) (2020)
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© 2020 The Linnean Society of London. We have undertaken a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Hygrophila based on 3112 sites of the large subunit and 5.8S ribosomal RNA genes. A clear basal division between Chilinoidea and Lymnaeoid... Read More about Molecular phylogeny of freshwater snails and limpets (Panpulmonata: Hygrophila).

Formin, an opinion (2020)
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