First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave

First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave

Studies on the bivalve family Sphaeriidae in North Africa are very limited at the surface water level, but even more for caves. During an expedition in 2019 to the Ait M’hamed cave (Oum Er Rabia Basin), six specimens of the genus Pisidium were collected. Morphometric and genetic anal...

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Main Authors: Hanane Rassam, Soumia Moutaouakil, Hassan Benaissa, Christian Albrecht, Mohamed Ghamizi
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-05-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/50916/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-cbcb64818dcd48f5be45a9ae6b81ec162020-11-25T02:11:12ZengPensoft PublishersSubterranean Biology1314-26152020-05-01349910810.3897/subtbiol.34.5091650916First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African caveHanane Rassam0Soumia Moutaouakil1Hassan Benaissa2Christian Albrecht3Mohamed Ghamizi4University Cadi AyyadUniversity Cadi AyyadUniversity Cadi Ayyad University Justus LiebigUniversity Cadi Ayyad Studies on the bivalve family Sphaeriidae in North Africa are very limited at the surface water level, but even more for caves. During an expedition in 2019 to the Ait M’hamed cave (Oum Er Rabia Basin), six specimens of the genus Pisidium were collected. Morphometric and genetic analyses showed that these individuals belong to the species Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855. This work is the first step towards future exploration of cave Sphaeriidae in North Africa. https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/50916/download/pdf/
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Mohamed Ghamizi
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Christian Albrecht
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First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave
Subterranean Biology
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Christian Albrecht
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title First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave
title_short First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave
title_full First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave
title_fullStr First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave
title_full_unstemmed First record of Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Bivalvia, Sphaeriidae) in an African cave
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description Studies on the bivalve family Sphaeriidae in North Africa are very limited at the surface water level, but even more for caves. During an expedition in 2019 to the Ait M’hamed cave (Oum Er Rabia Basin), six specimens of the genus Pisidium were collected. Morphometric and genetic analyses showed that these individuals belong to the species Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855. This work is the first step towards future exploration of cave Sphaeriidae in North Africa.
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