The Freshwater Molluscs of the Mesopotamian Plain

Pešić, Vladimir; Glöer, Peter

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“…It has been stated that Gastropoda include more than 20 families belong to subclass Prosobranchia and 7 families belong to Pulmonata [9]. Twenty different gastropod species from eight different families have so far been identified in Iraq [10]. Prosobranchia individuals live in salty waters, or lakes and this is due to their ability to respire dissolved oxygen by gills, however, they cannot live in sites polluted with organic pollution because of low dissolved oxygen [11].…”

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Biodiversity of Mollusca in Dalmaj Marsh, Southern Marshland, Al-Diwaniya City, Iraq

Al-Jasimee,

Hussein

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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One of nature’s most valuable resources, biodiversity plays a critical role in meeting many of human requirements and protecting from environmental extremism conditions. Mollusca benthic invertebrates are important biota in aquatic ecosystems and need further investigation. The current study highlights some species recorded in Al-Delmage Marsh in Iraq. The current study points out six species of Mollusca. These species are Melanoides tuberculate, Physa acuta, Viviparus bengalensis, Lymnaea radix, Corbicula fluminalis and Corbicula fluminea. Ecological indices reveal decrease in the values of Shannon (H’), Evenness (E), Margalef (R). This result reflects the ecological disturbance that the world faces over time and Iraq is the fifth country in this regard.

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Biodiversity of Mollusca in Dalmaj Marsh, Southern Marshland, Al-Diwaniya City, Iraq

Al-Jasimee,

Hussein

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Genetic analysis is compatible with recent human-mediated range expansion of Filopaludina from India into the Mesopotamian Plain

Stelbrink,

Zwair,

Al-Fanharawi

et al. 2023

Journal of Molluscan Studies

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In the present study, we genetically analyse populations of ‘Filopaludina bengalensis’ from the Euphrates River (Iraq), more than 4,000 km from its type locality. By sequencing several mitochondrial and nuclear genes, we aimed to test whether this population indeed belongs to F. bengalensis from India and how it is related to other members of the genus. Our molecular phylogeny shows that the individuals from Iraq form a monophyletic group together with other populations of F. bengalensis from India and F. doliaris from Indochina. The haplotype network indicates closer affinities to populations from western India and further suggests, with support from subfossil records, that the Mesopotamian Plain was colonized by humans some centuries ago. However, given the very limited sampling across the Mesopotamian Plain, further studies are needed in order to obtain a more robust insight into the phylogeographical history of this species across the region.

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A new genus and species of springsnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Northeastern Iran with some new records of freshwater gastropods

Pešić

Glöer²

2023

Ecol. Monten.

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The Freshwater Molluscs of the Mesopotamian Plain

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Biodiversity of Mollusca in Dalmaj Marsh, Southern Marshland, Al-Diwaniya City, Iraq

Biodiversity of Mollusca in Dalmaj Marsh, Southern Marshland, Al-Diwaniya City, Iraq

Genetic analysis is compatible with recent human-mediated range expansion of Filopaludina from India into the Mesopotamian Plain

A new genus and species of springsnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Northeastern Iran with some new records of freshwater gastropods

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