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Bespalaya YV, Kropotin AV, Kondakov AV, Aksenova OV, Gofarov MY, Kim SK, Lee JH, Travina OV, Vikhrev IV, Vinarski MV, Bolotov IN. A taxonomic reassessment of native and invasive species of Corbicula clams (Bivalvia: Cyrenidae) from the Russian Far East and Korea. Zool J Linn Soc 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Currently, the validity of many nominal bivalve species of the genus Corbicula endemic to the Russian Far East and South Korea needs a critical reassessment. In this study, we clarify the taxonomic status of Corbicula species of this area based on a combination of molecular genetic, conchological and anatomical data. According to our results, four Corbicula lineages, corresponding to the nominal species Corbicula japonica, Corbicula elatior, Corbicula leana and Corbicula fluminea, can be delineated in samples collected in the Primorye and Khabarovsk regions of Russia and South Korea. Two species endemic to the Russian Far East (i.e. Corbicula finitima and Corbicula lindholmi) are considered here as junior synonyms of the species C. japonica, which is widely distributed in estuarine habitats around the Japanese Archipelago, Sakhalin Island, southern Kurile Islands, Primorye and Khabarovsk regions, Korean Peninsula and China. Three nominal species described from the Lower Amur basin (Corbicula amurensis, Corbicula nevelskoyi and Corbicula sirotskii) appeared to be synonyms of C. elatior, whose range covers the Korean Peninsula, Primorye and Khabarovsk regions and, perhaps, China. We delineated several colour morphs of C. fluminea and C. japonica. The distinctness between these colour morphs can be attributed to both heritable and environmental factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yulia V Bespalaya
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Alexander V Kropotin
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Alexander V Kondakov
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Olga V Aksenova
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Mikhail Yu Gofarov
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Sang Ki Kim
- Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources , Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sangju, 37242 South Korea
| | - Jin Hee Lee
- Daegu Science High School , Daegu, 42110 South Korea
| | - Oksana V Travina
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Ilya V Vikhrev
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
| | - Maxim V Vinarski
- Laboratory of Macroecology & Biogeography of Invertebrates, Saint Petersburg State University , Universitetskaya Embankment 7–9, Saint Petersburg, 199034 , Russia
| | - Ivan N Bolotov
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences , Severnaya Dvina Embankment 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk , Russia
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