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Two invasive species of Galba (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae), new for the Azerbaijan fauna

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, we report the discovery of two invasive freshwater mollusc species belonging to the genus Galba (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) on the territory of Azerbaijan. This is the first record of the species Galba cubensis and G. schirazensis in this country, based on the analysis of morphological traits and sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI marker). Also, the phylogeographic analyses of both species were performed based on a median-joining network approach of the COI sequences. The find of G. cubensis is the first record of this invasive snail of New World origin in the ex-USSR territory. The taxonomic position of G. schirazensis sensu Kruglov et Starobogatov is discussed.

Source: Ruthenica Russian Malacological Journal

DOI: 10.35885/ruthenica.2025.35(2).3

Authors: Elyana TAHIROVA, Olga AKSENOVA, Maxim VINARSKI, Alexander KONDAKOV, Irina KHREBTOVA, Oksana TRAVINA, Alexander KROPOTIN, Natalya SNEGOVAYA

Institutions: Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg University, Omsk State Pedagogical University, Northern (Arctic) Federal University

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409039832

FWCI: 2.151

Cites: 27

Cited by: 3

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