2026/01/01 by Mihailo Vujić, Vukašin Gojšina · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Marine Ecology and Invasive Species #Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior #Marine Biology and Ecology Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.61733/jconch/4568
openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/02/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Three species of the genus Gyraulus (Hygrophila: Planorbidae) are known to date as part of the Serbian fauna—G. acronicus (A. Férussac, 1807), G. albus (O.F. Müller, 1774), and G. parvus (Say, 1817)—with the last species reported exclusively under its junior synonym G. laevis (Alder, 1838). None of these species have been recognized as allochthonous in Serbian waters. Herein, we report on the occurrence of G. chinensis (Dunker, 1848) in Serbia for the first time, as well as on a morph of G. parvus with dark-pigmented tentacles, the allochthonous North American race of this species. We discuss the morphology and identification of these species, as well as the possible pathways of their introduction to Serbia. Both G. chinensis and the dark-tentacled morph of G. parvus are currently restricted to indoor and human-controlled waters in Serbia.