Mollusks of the genus Biomphalaria Preston, 1910 in Amazon Region: first report of Biomphalaria occidentalis Paraense, 1981 in Pará State, Brazil

Christiane de Oliveira Goveia; Roberta Lima Caldeira; Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes; Martin Johannes Enk

doi:10.5123/S2176-62232018000400007

Autores/as

Christiane de Oliveira Goveia Instituto Evandro Chagas, Seção de Parasitologia, Laboratório de Parasitoses Intestinais, Esquistossomose e Malacologia, Ananindeua, Pará, Brasil. Universidade do Estado do Pará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Parasitária na Amazônia, Belém, Pará, Brasil
Roberta Lima Caldeira Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto René Rachou, Grupo de Pesquisa em Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes Instituto Evandro Chagas, Centro de Inovações Tecnológicas, Ananindeua, Pará, Brasil
Martin Johannes Enk Instituto Evandro Chagas, Seção de Parasitologia, Laboratório de Parasitoses Intestinais, Esquistossomose e Malacologia, Ananindeua, Pará, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232018000400007

Palabras clave:

Biomphalaria, Mollusks, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, Schistosomiasis, Taxonomy

Resumen

INTRODUCTION:

In Pará State, Northern Region of Brazil, there are reports of the occurrence of Biomphalaria glabrata, Biomphalaria straminea, Biomphalaria schrammi, and Biomphalaria kuhniana.

OBJECTIVE:

To report the first existence of Biomphalaria occidentalis in Pará State.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Five mollusks were collected, examined for the presence of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae, and morphological and molecular taxonomies were performed.

RESULTS:

No specimens parasitized by trematode larvae were detected. Biomphalaria occidentalis was identified, being the first record in Pará State.

CONCLUSION:

The result obtained contributed to improve the knowledge about the dispersion and diversity of the Biomphalariamollusks in Amazon Region.