Meretrix taiwanica (Bivalvia: Veneridae), a previously misidentified new species in Taiwan
In: Molluscan Research. Malacological Society of Australasia: Sydney. ISSN 1323-5818; e-ISSN 1448-6067, more
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Taxonomic status > New taxa > New species
Meretrix lusoria (Röding, 1798) [WoRMS]; Meretrix petechialis (Lamarck, 1818) [WoRMS]; Meretrix taiwanica S.-T. Hsiao & S.-C. Chuang, 2023 [WoRMS]
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Asian hard clams; COI-DNA barcoding; Meretrix lusoria; Meretrix petechialis; Tamsui River |
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- Hsiao, S.-T.
- Chuang, S.-C.
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| Abstract |
This paper describes a new Asian hard clam, Meretrix taiwanica sp. n., found in the Tamsui River estuary in northern Taiwan. This species was formerly identified as M. lusoria, and was considered to be a descendant of a clam that originated in Japan. A molecular phylogenetic analysis, however, demonstrated that Meretrix taiwanica sp. n. is closely related to M. petechialis and M. lusoria. Meretrix taiwanica is distinguished by its smaller socket width and shorter posterior dorsal margin. This species is distributed throughout the coast of Taiwan on the southern coast of China. |
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