New Alien Species Mytilopsis Leucophaeata and Corbicula Fluminalis (Mollusca, Bivalvia) Recorded in Georgia and Notes on Other Non-Indigenous Molluscs Invaded the South Caucasus

First records of invasive bivalve freshwater mollusc species (Conrad, 1831) and (O. F. Müller, 1774) in Georgia are reported. No native or alien extant dreissenid species have ever been recorded form this region so far. A finding of in Georgia is also a new record for the country though this species...

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Published in:Vestnik zoologii 2019-06, Vol.53 (3), p.187-194
Main Authors: Mumladze, L., Bikashvili, A., Japoshvili, B., Anistratenko, V. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alien species
Bivalvia
Brackish water
Corbicula fluminalis
Cyrenidae
Dams
Dreissenidae
Eobania vermiculata
Ferrissia californica
Freshwater
Freshwater molluscs
Freshwater organisms
Indigenous species
Inland water environment
Introduced species
Invasive species
Marine molluscs
Mollusca
Mollusks
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
New records
Physella acuta
Rivers
Salinity
South Caucasus
Zoology
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Summary:First records of invasive bivalve freshwater mollusc species (Conrad, 1831) and (O. F. Müller, 1774) in Georgia are reported. No native or alien extant dreissenid species have ever been recorded form this region so far. A finding of in Georgia is also a new record for the country though this species inhabits the rivers of adjacent Azerbaijan. Apart from two mentioned bivalve molluscs three non-indigenous gastropod species are registered from Georgia: freshwater (Rowell, 1863) and (Draparnaud, 1805) and land snail (O. F. Müller, 1774).
ISSN:2073-2333
2707-725X
2073-2333
2707-7268
DOI:10.2478/vzoo-2019-0019