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SUBMITTER: Konopleva ES
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411986 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Konopleva Ekaterina S ES Pfeiffer John M JM Vikhrev Ilya V IV Kondakov Alexander V AV Gofarov Mikhail Yu MY Aksenova Olga V OV Lunn Zau Z Chan Nyein N Bolotov Ivan N IN
Scientific reports 20190311 1
The systematics of Oriental freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) is poorly known. Here, we present an integrative revision of the genus Trapezoideus Simpson, 1900 to further understanding of freshwater mussel diversity in the region. We demonstrate that Trapezoideus as currently circumscribed is non-monophyletic, with its former species belonging to six other genera, one of which is new to science and described here. We recognize Trapezoideus as a monotypic genus, comprised of the type speci ...[more]