Primeiro registro de Antillorbis nordestensis (Lucena) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Planorbidae) para a Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro

A malacological survey in the Manso Power Plant, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil: new records of freshwater snails, including transmitters of schistosomiasis and exotic species

“…This study extends the known distribution of A. nordestensis in 11 States (Alagoas, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo) and Distrito Federal [26][27][28] to include eight municipalities in the State of Mato Grosso. However, Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839), previously reported to be present in Cáceres and Cuiabá 23 , was not found in any of the surveyed municipalities.…”

Freshwater snails and Schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: II - Centro Fluminense Mesoregion

“…D. anatinum was also the most frequent species in the Metropolitan Mesoregion according to Thiengo et al (2001). The distribution of A. nordestensis, previously known in 13 municipalities in the state (Thiengo et al 1998, 2001, Santos et al 1999, is now extended to include Bom Jardim, Cordeiro, Santa Maria Madalena, São Sebastião do Alto, and Trajano de Moraes. The commonest Ancylidae species was G. ticaga as it was observed in the Metropolitan Mesoregion by Thiengo et al (2001).…”

Freshwater snails and schistosomiasis mansoni in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: VI - Noroeste Fluminense Mesoregion

“…In the previous studies the most frequent species was: D. anatinum in the Metropolitana, Norte, and Centro Fluminense Mesoregions (Thiengo et al 2001(Thiengo et al , 2002a(Thiengo et al , 2004b; D. cimex in Baixadas Mesoregion (Thiengo et al 2002b) and D. lucidum in the Sul Fluminense Mesoregion (Thiengo et al 2004a). The distribution of A. nordestensis, previously known in 32 municipalities in the state (Thiengo et al 1998, Santos et al 1999, Thiengo et al 2001, 2002a,b, 2004a is now extended to include Aperibé, Cambuci, Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, Italva, Itaperuna, Miracema, Natividade, Santo Antônio de Pádua, São José de Ubá, Porciúncula, and Varre-Sai. Recently Fernandez et al (2006) reported P. guadeloupensis for the first time in the state of Rio de Janeiro and provided the geographical distribution of the genus Plesiophysa in Brazil, as well as some physical and chemical characteristics of the habitats.…”