Rapid expansion of the New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) in the Azov-Black Sea Region

Mikhail Son

doi:10.3391/ai.2008.3.3.9

Abstract

This is a brief review of present invasion history of the New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) within the AzovBlack Sea Region. The most recent locations of P. antipodarum expansion within the Azov-Black Sea Region (lower parts of the Danube, Dniester, and Don basins, small steppe rivers and streams) are described.

Highlights

Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) was introduced into Europe from New Zealand at the end of the 19th century
We reported two distinct lines of Potamopyrgus (Figure 1) from the Azov-Black Sea Region (Son 2007a; Son et al 2008)
From 2003 to 2008, P. antipodarum were found in new sites within the Azov-Black Sea Region (Table 1)

Summary

Introduction

Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) was introduced into Europe from New Zealand at the end of the 19th century. The first Potamopyrgus antipodarum in the Azov-Black Sea Region was found in 1951, simultaneously in two estuarian systems: Razim Lagoon (Grossu 1951) and the Dnieper-Bug Liman (Markovskij 1954). We reported two distinct lines of Potamopyrgus (Figure 1) from the Azov-Black Sea Region (Son 2007a; Son et al 2008).

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