Eukaryote
biomphalaria
Subclass of:
Snails
Definitions related to biomphalaria:
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A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Important genus of freshwater snails (family Planorbidae, subfamily Planorbinae), several species of which serve as intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Africa, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, South America, and the Caribbean.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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