A pioneer survey and DNA barcoding of some commonly found gastropod molluscs on Robben Island |
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Authors: | Herman van der Bank Richard Greenfield |
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Institution: | 1.African Centre for DNA Barcoding, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, APK Campus, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Nineteen species of abundant gastropods were collected at Robben Island, including introduced dune snails and European brown garden snails. They were identified using morphology and DNA barcoding. It was expected that the species recorded would be similar to those from the Cape peninsula, South Africa, but we were surprised to find some exceptions: the very abundant invasive mussel species in South Africa, the South American bisexual mussel (Semimytilus
algosus), and the beaded topshells (Oxystele
impervia) were not found on Robben Island. Possible explanations are presented for these differences. |
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Keywords: | Mollusca" target="_blank">Mollusca Gastropoda" target="_blank">Gastropoda mitochondrial gene COI species identification |
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