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First Finding of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in Siberia

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In August–October 2021, specimens of one of the most effective and widespread alien mollusk species on a global scale, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771), were found for the first time in the Pyshma River on the territory of the West Siberian Plain. The first finding in Siberia was made in a watercourse with a natural thermal regime; the found mollusk individuals were of different size and age groups, which could indirectly indicate successful naturalization of the species.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to the curators of the malacological collections P.V. Kiyashko, L.L. Yarokhnovich (ZIN RAS), N.G. Erokhin, M.E. Grebennikov (IPAE) and V.A. Stolbov (ZMTSU) for help during the work. We are also grateful to the anonymous reviewers whose valuable comments and clarifications allowed us to improve the manuscript.

Funding

The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 19-04-00270), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Tyumen oblast (project no. 20-44-720 008), and the Department of Education and Youth Policy of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug—Yugra (project no. 2020-146-09).

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    E. S. Babushkin

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    E. S. Babushkin, M. V. Vinarski, A. A. Gerasimova, S. N. Ivanov & T. A. Sharapova

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    E. S. Babushkin & M. V. Vinarski

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Babushkin, E.S., Vinarski, M.V., Gerasimova, A.A. et al. First Finding of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in Siberia. Russ J Biol Invasions 13, 167–173 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111722020035

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