Accurate species identification is foundational to the management of introduced species. However, the current knowledge of the introduced hygrophilid snails in Japan, which is a hotspot of freshwater mollusks, is limited. We report the first record of Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) in Japan collected on two of the Bonin Islands, a World Heritage site.
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17 August 2023
First Records of Introduced Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) (Gastropoda: Hygrophila: Planorbidae) in Japan
Takumi Saito,
Shota Uchida,
Satoshi Chiba
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conservation
exotic species
freshwater
Mollusca
non-indigenous species