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- Title
New species of the genus Pseudocuneopsis Huang, Dai, Chen & Wu, 2022 (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Guangxi Province, China.
- Authors
Ruiwen Wu; Lili Liu; Liping Zhang; Junli Jia; Dandong Jin; Xiaoping Wu; Xiongjun Liu
- Abstract
A new species of freshwater mussel belonging to the genus Pseudocuneopsis, namely Pseudocuneopsis yangshuoensis sp. nov., is diagnosed and described from Guangxi Province, China. This paper provides a detailed morphological description, photograph of the type specimen, and anatomical characteristics along with partial sequences of mitochondrial COI as DNA barcode data for this novel species. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners (Pseudocuneopsis sichuanensis and Pseudocuneopsis capitata) by shell shape, beak position and surface sculpture. The interspecies genetic distance based on the COI barcode between P. yangshuoensis sp. nov. and P. sichuanensis is 8%, while it reaches 9% with P. capitata. Therefore, we provide robust morphological and molecular evidence to support the validity of this new species.
- Subjects
GUANGXI Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China); CHINA; UNIONIDAE; BIVALVES; FRESHWATER mussels; GENETIC barcoding; SPECIES
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2023, Issue 1166, p261
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.1166.104150