Detection of two species of non-indigenous freshwater snails in Arctic Siberia
Nekhaev I.O. Babushkin E.S. Khrebtova I.S. Kondakov A.V. Aksenova O.V. Vinarski M.V.
2024Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Molluscan Research
2024#44Issue 2152 - 159 pp.
Some species of freshwater gastropods, known for their adaptability and resilience, have gained attention globally as invasive species. However, to date, only one invasive population of freshwater snails has been documented beyond the Arctic Circle. In this study, we report the discovery of two non-indigenous species, Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) and Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805), north of 69°N in the Norilsk Industrial District (Central Siberia). Their identification was based on morphological features and COI gene sequences. Both species are native to the temperate and subtropical zones of North America and may have entered the Arctic Asian reservoirs through aquarium introductions. The distribution of these populations is constrained to areas affected by thermal pollution, and their further spread into pristine reservoirs of Northern Siberia is unlikely.
Aquarium , Asia , Physella acuta , Planorbella duryi , species invasion , thermal pollution
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Institute of Zoology, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Department of Applied Ecology, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Scientific and Educational Center of the Institute of Natural and Technical Sciences, Surgut State University, Surgut, Russian Federation
Laboratory of Macroecology and Biogeography of Invertebrates, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
Institute of Zoology
Department of Applied Ecology
Scientific and Educational Center of the Institute of Natural and Technical Sciences
Laboratory of Macroecology and Biogeography of Invertebrates
N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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