EPPO Global Database

Bulinus truncatus truncatus(BULITU)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-07

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BULITU
  • Preferred name: Bulinus truncatus truncatus
  • Authority: (Audouin)

Notes

B. truncatus is the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, the cause of urinary schistosomiasis (bilharzie) in Man


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Bulinus hemprichii (Ehrenberg)
Bulinus truncatus (Audouin)
Isidora hemprichii (Ehrenberg)
Isidora truncatus (Audouin)
Physa hemprichii Ehrenberg
Physa truncatus Audouin