Bithynia siamensis

Bithynia siamensis is a species of a freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.

Subspecies WHO (1995) recognized the following subspecies: Bithynia siamensis siamensis - synonym: Bithynia siamensis goniomphalus Bithynia siamensis funiculata Bithynia siamensis laevis

Bithynia siamensis and Bithynia funiculata (synonym: Bithynia goniomphala) were recognized as separate species in the 2012 IUCN Red List.

Distribution This species occurs in: Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam

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.. PDF part 1, PDF part 2 The number of excretory cells of the digestive system is increased in infected Bithynia siamensis.

Parasites of Bithynia siamensis include trematode Multicotyle purvisi.

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Bithynia siamensis

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