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Morphological and Genetic Traits of the First Invasive Population of the Asiatic Clam Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774) Naturalized in the Volga River Basin

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Variability of the first invasive population of C. fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774) from the Volga basin is studied using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene fragment (COI mtDNA), and morphological features of the shells are characterized. A comparison with C. fluminalis (O.F. Müller, 1774) from the Kura River basin is made in order to avoid errors in species identification. All analyzed individuals belong to the most widespread R morphological type. The only nucleotide sequence haplotype we found is identical to the widespread variant prevailing in the populations of Corbicula with R morphological type in Europe and also in America. There were mollusks of different shell size groups in the sample. Corbicula larvae were detected in qualitative zooplankton samples and in the gills of adults. Therefore, the studied population reproduces independently and may possibly become a source for further species expansion.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to the crew of the R/V Akademik Topchiev for assistance in sampling the material. We thank an anonymous reviewer for valuable comments and suggestions.

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This study was performed within the framework of a state assignment of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organization (FASO, Russia), project no. АААА-А18-118012690105-0, and was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 17-05-00782 A.

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    I. S. Voroshilova, E. G. Pryanichnikova, A. A. Prokin, R. Z. Sabitova, D. P. Karabanov & D. D. Pavlov

  2. Cherepovets State University, 162600, Cherepovets, Russia

    A. A. Prokin

  3. Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Sciences, 445003, Togliatti, Russia

    E. M. Kurina

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Voroshilova, I.S., Pryanichnikova, E.G., Prokin, A.A. et al. Morphological and Genetic Traits of the First Invasive Population of the Asiatic Clam Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774) Naturalized in the Volga River Basin. Russ J Biol Invasions 12, 36–43 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111721010148

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