Edmund Gittenberger

• Biodiversity Journal, 8 (4): 895-906

  Edmund Gittenberger, Pema Leda, Karma Wangdi & Sherub Sherub
  Bhutan freshwater gastropods and trematodes, with a warning

  ABSTRACT
  The freshwater gastropod species that have been recorded in Bhutan are listed in this work. Distributional data for the country are presented and references are given to the original descriptions and to illustrations of the species that may be useful for identification. An identification key is added and shells of all gastropod species are illustrated. We emphasize that some of the freshwater gastropods occurring in Bhutan may act as hosts for trematodes, as is known to be the case in other countries in Asia. These species may cause trematodiases in livestock and humans. Introductory references to the literature on snails and their parasitic trematodes are cited.

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