A new tribe, genus, and species of freshwater mussel from the Changjiang River Basin in China (Bivalvia, Unionidae, Unioninae)

A new tribe, genus, and species of freshwater mussels, Globunionini Dai, Chen, Huang & Wu, tribe nov. and Globunio mirificus Chen, Dai, Huang & Wu, gen. et sp. nov. , is described from the Changjiang River Basin in China based on comparative morphology and molecular phylogeny. The species pr...

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Published inZoosystematics and Evolution Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 779 - 790
Main Authors Dai, Yu-Ting, Chen, Zhong-Guang, Ouyang, Shan, Huang, Xiao-Chen, Wu, Xiao-Ping
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sophia Pensoft Publishers 10.04.2025
Subjects
anatomy and morphology
China
freshwater
freshwater mussels
Genes
Genetic testing
genus
Mollusks
Morphology
New species
new tribe
Phylogenetics
phylogeny
River basins
Rivers
species
Unionidae
watersheds
Yangtze River
China
Yangtze River
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ISSN1435-1935
1860-0743
1860-0743
DOI10.3897/zse.101.151083

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Summary:A new tribe, genus, and species of freshwater mussels, Globunionini Dai, Chen, Huang & Wu, tribe nov. and Globunio mirificus Chen, Dai, Huang & Wu, gen. et sp. nov. , is described from the Changjiang River Basin in China based on comparative morphology and molecular phylogeny. The species presence of a special small-sized and elongated globular, which distinguishes it from all other tribes. The discovery increases the diversity of freshwater mussels in the Changjiang River Basin.
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ISSN:1435-1935
1860-0743
1860-0743
DOI:10.3897/zse.101.151083