EPPO Global Database

Oncomelania formosana(ONCLFO)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-16

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ONCLFO
  • Preferred name: Oncomelania formosana
  • Authority: (Pilsbry & Hirase)

Notes

O. formosana is an intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, causing schistosomisasis, in China and eastern Asia.