Bulinus globosus ( Morelet, 1866 )

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24. Bulinus globosus ( Morelet, 1866)

Distribution and year: Kwando River [SMWN76388] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992); Chobe River at Ngoma [SMWN76312] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992); Chobe River near Ihaha [SMWN76350] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992); Mochudi N/A ( Brown 1994); Okavango Delta, Nxamaseri [SMWN76263] 1984 ( Brown et al. 1992); Boro channel opposite Nxaraga Lagoon [ETD4301] 1984 ( Brown et al. 1992); Upper panhandle, Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003); Guma Lagoon, Okavango Delta 1999, 2000 ( Jansen van Rensburg 2001; Appleton et al. 2003); Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta 1999, 2000 ( Jansen van Rensburg 2001; Appleton et al. 2003).

Geographic range: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The species is distributed mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring in freshwater systems such as rivers, lakes, earth dams, seasonal pools and irrigation systems ( Brown 1994). The mollusc is an intermediate host for Schistosoma species causing human and cattle schistosomiasis ( Appleton et al. 2003).

Type locality: Dande , Angola ( Morelet 1866) .

Sources: Brown & Kristensen (1989: 44); Brown et al. (1992: 31); Brown (1994: 273); Jansen van Rensburg (2001: 29); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Least Concern.