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| Title | A morphometric and genetic comparison of Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) populations: Does shape really matter? |
| Abstract | Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) is an invasive species which has spread rapidly across Europe over the last few decades. Although it is already well established throughout Italy (both in lakes and in rivers), during a regular monitoring of the mussel communities in Northern Italy, this species was found for the first time in the fluvial natural reserve of Ghiaia Grande (Po River basin). The strong differences in shell shape between these specimens and those from Lake Maggiore prompted a genetic comparison based on DNA barcoding analyses to establish whether specimens from both sites belong to the same species. Our results confirm that the wide shell plasticity may help to explain the role of environmental factors in driving shells' morphology. Additionally, it may also induce S. woodiana misidentification with the native Anodonta sp. This fact may have strong negative implications for freshwater conservation if on one hand, the native species distribution is falsely over represented; or on the other hand, if the invasive species has a much wider distribution than predicted. © 2014 The Author(s). |
| Source | Aquatic invasions 9 (2), pp. 183–194 |
| Keywords | Chinese pond musselCOIDNA barcodingGeometric morphometricsInvasive speciesItalyLake MaggiorePo River |
| Journal | Aquatic invasions |
| Editor | European Research Network on Aquatic Invasive Species, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.3391/ai.2014.9.2.07 |
| Authors | Irene Guarneri; Oana P. Popa; Laura Gola; Lyudmila Kamburska; Rosaria Lauceri; Manuel Lopes-Lima; Luis O. Popa; Nicoletta Riccardi |
| Text | 297586 2014 10.3391/ai.2014.9.2.07 Scopus 2 s2.0 84902332286 Chinese pond mussel COI DNA barcoding Geometric morphometrics Invasive species Italy Lake Maggiore Po River A morphometric and genetic comparison of Sinanodonta woodiana Lea, 1834 populations Does shape really matter Irene Guarneri; Oana P. Popa; Laura Gola; Lyudmila Kamburska; Rosaria Lauceri; Manuel Lopes Lima; Luis O. Popa; Nicoletta Riccardi CNR Institute for Ecosystems Studies, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania Pallanza VB , Italy; Insubria University, via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy; NMNHGA National Museum of Natural History Grigore Antipa , Bucharest, Romania; Parco del Po e dell Orba, Piazza Giovanni XXIII 6, 15048 Valenza AL , Italy; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050 123 Porto, Portugal Sinanodonta woodiana Lea, 1834 is an invasive species which has spread rapidly across Europe over the last few decades. Although it is already well established throughout Italy both in lakes and in rivers , during a regular monitoring of the mussel communities in Northern Italy, this species was found for the first time in the fluvial natural reserve of Ghiaia Grande Po River basin . The strong differences in shell shape between these specimens and those from Lake Maggiore prompted a genetic comparison based on DNA barcoding analyses to establish whether specimens from both sites belong to the same species. Our results confirm that the wide shell plasticity may help to explain the role of environmental factors in driving shells morphology. Additionally, it may also induce S. woodiana misidentification with the native Anodonta sp. This fact may have strong negative implications for freshwater conservation if on one hand, the native species distribution is falsely over represented; or on the other hand, if the invasive species has a much wider distribution than predicted. © 2014 The Author s . 9 Published version http //www.scopus.com/inward/record.url eid=2 s2.0 84902332286 partnerID=q2rCbXpz A morphometric and genetic comparison of Sinanodonta woodiana Lea, 1834 populations Does shape really matter 2014_Aquatic_Invasions_9_2_183_194.pdf Articolo in rivista European Research Network on Aquatic Invasive Species 1818 5487 Aquatic invasions Aquatic invasions Aquat. invasions Aquatic invasions. rosaria.lauceri LAUCERI ROSARIA nicolettarita.riccardi RICCARDI NICOLETTA RITA irene.guarneri GUARNERI IRENE TA.P04.016.004 Ecologia teorica e applicata degli ecosistemi acquatici |