Biomphalaria occidentalis sp.n. from South America (Mollusca basommatophora pulmonata)
A new species of South American planorbid snail, Biomphalaria occidentalis, is described. It is indistinguishable from B. tenagophila (Orbigny, 1835), by the characteristics of the shell and of most organs of the genital system. In B. tenagophila there is a pouch on the ventral wall of the vagina (F...
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1981-06-01
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| Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761981000200011 |