Check List 16(3): 621-626, doi: 10.15560/16.3.621

Range extension of the invasive Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) (Gastropoda, Tateidae) in Chile, and a summary of its distribution in the country

Gonzalo A. Collado^‡, Carmen G. Fuentealba^‡

‡ Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillan, Chile

Corresponding author: Gonzalo A. Collado ( collado.gonzalo@gmail.com )

Corresponding author: Carmen G. Fuentealba ( carmen.fuentealba@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador

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Citation: Collado GA, Fuentealba CG (2020) Range extension of the invasive Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) (Gastropoda, Tateidae) in Chile, and a summary of its distribution in the country. Check List 16(3): 621-626. https://doi.org/10.15560/16.3.621

Abstract

The New Zealand mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) has been considered as one of the most invasive mollusks worldwide and recently was listed among the 50 most damaging species in Europe. In the present paper, we report for the first time the presence of P. antipodarum in the Maule river basin, Chile. The identity of the species was based on anatomical microdissections, scanning electron microscopy comparisons, and DNA barcode analysis. This finding constitutes the southernmost record of the species until now in this country and South America.

Keywords

Alien species, DNA barcode, cryptic species, invasive mollusks, Maule River, range distribution, Tateidae