A new freshwater snail genus (Hydrobiidae, Gastropoda) from Montenegro, with a discussion on gastropod diversity and endemism in Skadar Lake

Pešić, Vladimir; Glöer, Peter

doi:10.3897/zookeys.281.4409

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“…For instance, Arconada and Ramos (2003) and Strong et al (2008) identified the mountainous regions in southern France and Spain, southern Alps, the Balkan Peninsula and southwestern USA as biodiversity hotspots. Other authors found a very high number of endemic hydrobiid species in the Balkan region, such as in the Zrmanja River in Croatia and in the ancient lakes Ohrid, Prespa and Skadar (Beran, Osikowski, Hofman, & Falniowski, 2016;Falniowski & Beran, 2015;Had zi s ce, 1956;Pe si c & Gl€ oer, 2013;Radoman, 1963). In North America, Howard et al (2015) considered the Sacramento river basin and the Lahontan ecoregion as zones with high species richness and vulnerability for molluscs and crustaceans.…”

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Global species richness of hydrobiid snails determined by climate and evolutionary history

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Efforts to describe spatial patterns of freshwater diversity and to evaluate their underlying factors have traditionally been focused on some animal groups (e.g. amphibians, fish or dragonflies). Despite being a dominant component in continental aquatic ecosystems and crucial for determining priority areas for conservation, broad‐scale data on gastropod total species, endemic and threatened species richness are limited. Based on these biodiversity indices, we identify global hotspots, extinction risk along the elevational gradient and the drivers of species richness patterns in the largest group of freshwater gastropods, the family Hydrobiidae. Given the strong dependency to a nonmarine aquatic environment, the observed richness patterns of extant hydrobiid species could be significantly influenced by large‐scale geography and dispersal processes as well as climatic conditions affecting continental ecosystems. Therefore, we tested several predictions for species richness derived from ecological and evolutionary hypotheses postulated for other freshwater groups. Based on a comprehensive literature and biodiversity database review, we compiled the number of total, endemic and threatened species per freshwater ecoregion. We classified ecoregions as hotspots if each biodiversity index was in the top 25% of its range and assessed the effect of 13 environmental and evolutionary factors on species richness using generalised linear models. We identified 906 species and 157 genera of Hydrobiidae showing mainly a Nearctic–Palearctic distribution and 19 biodiversity hotspots, most located across the Mediterranean Basin. In our data set, 83% of the species were endemic to a single ecoregion. Of the 43% non‐data deficient species, we found almost three times more threatened than non‐threatened species, and extinction risk peaked at 1,500 m a.s.l. Species richness was unequally distributed over biogeographic realms, increased with higher connectivity among ecoregions, and was negatively related with annual temperature range. Latitude and precipitation seasonality explained part of the richness variation by a nonlinear relationship. The identified hotspots correspond with those of other freshwater taxa. The hump‐shaped relationship of extinction risk with elevation is likely the consequence of decreasing natural and anthropogenic perturbations at higher elevations. Global hotspots of Hydrobiidae richness represent areas of climatic stability with medium precipitation and temperature seasonality that are well connected with other hydrological basins. Our results illustrate that both evolutionary and environmental factors determine these global patterns and that future changes of the latter factors may affect hydrobiid richness.

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Global species richness of hydrobiid snails determined by climate and evolutionary history

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“…This has been attributed to historic climate conditions and the highly diverse geology of the region (e.g., Neubauer 2002, Reed et al 2004, Chiari et al 2011) that permitted perseverance of taxa in glacial refugia (e.g., Tzedakis 2004, 2009; Médail and Diadema 2009), and the formation of diverse habitats. Thus, the Western Balkans are rich in endemic plant (e.g., Eastwood 2004, Petrova and Vladimirov 2010, Mereďa et al 2011, Redžić 2011), vertebrate and invertebrate species (e.g., Bianco 1998, Bănărescu 2004, Kryštufek 2004, Griffiths and Frogley 2004, Bohlen et al 2006, Guéorguiev 2007, Deltshev 2008, Pešić and Glöer 2013). The Western Balkans also have been identified as a hotspot of aquatic biodiversity, with high endemism and cryptic diversity (Bănărescu 2004, Previšić et al 2014a).…”

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“…Faunal studies on Western Balkan aquatic biodiversity recovered intriguing biogeographic patterns and several new species (e.g., Petkovski et al 2009, Pešić and Glöer 2013, Vitecek et al 2015). Research on the caddisfly fauna of the Western Balkans further suggests several factors, such as karstification, as drivers of speciation (Previšić et al 2009, 2014b).…”

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Description of two new filtering carnivore Drusus species (Limnephilidae, Drusinae) from the Western Balkans

Vitecek¹,

Kučinić²,

Oláh³

et al. 2015

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Two new species of the genus Drusus (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae, Drusinae) from the Western Balkans are described. Additionally, observations on the biodiversity and threats to the region’s endemic aquatic fauna are discussed. Drusus krpachi sp. n. is a micro-endemic of the Korab Mountains, Macedonia, and Drusus malickyi sp. n. is a micro-endemic of the Prokletije Mountains, Albania. Both new species are most similar to Drusus macedonicus but differ from the latter in the shape of segment IX, the shape of the tips of the intermediate appendages in lateral view, the shape of the inferior appendages, and the form and shape of the parameres. In addition, males of the European species of filtering carnivore Drusinae are diagnosed and illustrated, including Cryptothrix nebulicola McLachlan, Drusus chrysotus Rambur, Drusus discolor Rambur, Drusus macedonicus Schmid, Drusus meridionalis Kumanski, Drusus muelleri McLachlan, Drusus romanicus Murgoci and Botosaneanu, and Drusus siveci Malicky. These additions to the Western Balkan fauna demonstrate the significance of this region for European biodiversity and further highlight the importance of faunistic studies in Europe.

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“…mamillatus (Küster, 1852) is an viviparous, endemic species known fro m Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and main land Greece (Pešić & Glöer, 2013). This is a relatively co mmon species that lives in both, lacustrine and river environments, and the largest (shell up to 60 mm in height) species of freshwater gastropods in Montenegro, fulfilling requirements for a possible good bioindicator species.…”

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Vukašinović‐Pešić¹,

Blagojević²,

VUKANOVIC³

et al. 2017

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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The objective of this study was to analyze distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Fe and Zn) in the various tissues of a freshwater snail V. mamillatus from riverine and lacustrine environments in M ontenegro. Significant differences between the different tissue of V. mamillatus were observed in concentrations of all studied metals (with exception of Pb). The results of correlation analysis revealed that head with tenatacles can be used as biomonitoring agents for Cd, Zn and Fe, mantle for Cd and Zn, while foot could reflect environmental Fe. Further, it was indicated that metal accumulation by V. mamillatus might affect its growth rate as we found revealed significant negative correlations between Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in different tissues and allometric parameters. The described results showed suitability of V. mamillatus as bioindicator in regard to monitor environmental compartment.

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A new freshwater snail genus (Hydrobiidae, Gastropoda) from Montenegro, with a discussion on gastropod diversity and endemism in Skadar Lake

Cited by 42 publications

References 22 publications

Global species richness of hydrobiid snails determined by climate and evolutionary history

Global species richness of hydrobiid snails determined by climate and evolutionary history

Description of two new filtering carnivore Drusus species (Limnephilidae, Drusinae) from the Western Balkans

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