Scientific name Bithynia siamensis Rank Species | Subgenus Digoniostoma | |
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Similar Bithynia, Bithyniidae, Filopaludina, Opisthorchis, Wattebledia crosseana | ||
Bithynia siamensis is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
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Subspecies
WHO (1995) recognized the following subspecies:
Bithynia siamensis and Bithynia funiculata (synonym: Bithynia goniomphala) were recognized as separate species in the 2012 IUCN Red List.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
The population of Bithynia siamensis fluctuates during the year.
Parasites
Bithynia siamensis serves as a first intermediate host for Southeast Asian liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. The number of excretory cells of the digestive system is increased in infected Bithynia siamensis.
References
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