Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the rising sun (Far East Asia): phylogeny, systematics, and distribution

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 146; p. 106755
• Main Authors: Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Hattori, Akimasa, Kondo, Takaki, Hee Lee, Jin, Ki Kim, Sang, Shirai, Akihisa, Hayashi, Hironori, Usui, Taira, Sakuma, Kanta, Toriya, Taishi, Sunamura, Youhei, Ishikawa, Haruki, Hoshino, Naoki, Kusano, Yushi, Kumaki, Hinata, Utsugi, Yuya, Yabe, Shinnosuke, Yoshinari, Yuma, Hiruma, Hazuki, Tanaka, Akiko, Sao, Kentaro, Ueda, Takuya, Sano, Isao, Miyazaki, Jun-Ichi, Gonçalves, Duarte V., Klishko, Olga K., Konopleva, Ekaterina S., Vikhrev, Ilya V., Kondakov, Alexander V., Yu. Gofarov, Mikhail, Bolotov, Ivan N., Sayenko, Elena M., Soroka, Marianna, Zieritz, Alexandra, Bogan, Arthur E., Froufe, Elsa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Africa; biogeography; China; ecological function; fauna; freshwater mussels; habitat destruction; humans; indigenous species; islands; Japan; Korea; Mekong River; Molecular Operational Taxonomic Unit (MOTU); Mollusca; new species; new tribe; Nodularia; phylogeny; Phylogeography; Russia; South Korea; species richness; Systematics; Taxonomy; Unionidae; Vietnam; watersheds; South Korea; Vietnam; China; Japan; Africa; Mekong River; Russia; Systematics; Taxonomy; Japan; Phylogeography; Molecular Operational Taxonomic Unit (MOTU); Mollusca; Korea; Russia

[Display omitted] •Unionidae freshwater mussels were surveyed comprehensively in Far East Asia.•Voucher specimens and tissue snips were collected for genetics.•COI barcoding and species delineation methods are applied to all genera.•New phylogeny and systematics of the Far East Unionidae are provide...