%0 Journal Article %T The Afro-American Biomphalariae %A Paraense %A W Lobato %J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz %D 2006 %I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de %R 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900005 %X the reports on the occurrence of african planorbids in south america and of south american species in africa and asia are reviewed. %K biomphalaria glabrata %K b. tenagophila %K b. straminea. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0074-02762006000900005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en