RT Journal Article
T1 A systematic review of the Iberian springsnail subgenus Alzoniella (Navarriella) (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae), with the description of a new potentially relict subfamily
A1 García Guerrero, Fernando
A1 Miller, Jonathan P.
A1 Delicado, Diana
A1 Novo Rodríguez, Marta
A1 Ramos, Marian A.
AB The threatened springsnail subgenus Alzoniella (Navarriella) in the Iberian Peninsula has been suggested to be an old and relict lineage of the family Hydrobiidae. The subgenus is represented by two morphological species, both endemic to the Pyrenees and their southern foothills. We conducted phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene fragments of topotypes and other populations, four molecular species delimitation methods, and morphological examinations to clarify the uncertain systematic position of the subgenus within the family, assess its species diversity, and understand the population genetic structure of the two geographically restricted species. Our phylogenetic results revealed that Alzoniella (Navarriella) is distantly related to all other species of Alzoniella, even belonging to an independent subfamily-level clade, for which we introduce the new genus Navarriella and the new subfamily Navarriellinae subfam. nov. Molecular methods and geometric morphometric analysis of shell shape identified a single species in the new genus. The significant phylogenetic distance from other hydrobiid taxa, narrow distribution, and limited gene flow among its populations (estimated from mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences) highlight Navarriella as an isolated lineage within the family that requires urgent conservation attention. Furthermore, our results cast a new light on the northern Iberian Mountains as a dispersal barrier for ancient spring lineages.
PB Oxford University Press
SN 0024-4082
YR 2024
FD 2024-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111254
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111254
LA eng
NO García-Guerrero F, Miller JP, Delicado D, Novo M, Ramos MA. A systematic review of the Iberian springsnail subgenus Alzoniella ( Navarriella ) (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae), with the description of a new potentially relict subfamily. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2024;202:zlad185. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad185.
NO Acknowledgements:This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCI/MCIN) through the research project Fauna Ibérica (CGL2014-53332-C5-1-P and PGC2018-095851-B-C61 MCI/AEI/FEDER,UE); the contract (Intramural-CSIC Project Number 202030E213) granted to J.P.M.; the contract (Intramural-CSIC Project Number 202030E213), PTA2016-13213-I MINECO (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness), PTA2021-020529-I MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and FSE + (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation) granted to F.G.-G.; and M.N. was supported by a Ramon y Cajal Fellowship RYC2018‐024654‐I MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ‘ESF: Investing in your future’.
NO European Commission
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
NO Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 abr 2025