Morphological peculiarities of anodontinae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Anodontinae) shell and soft part in the Dnipro basin
L. Yanovich*, L. Vasilieva*, O. Zhalay**
*Ivan Franko Zhytomyr State University
40, V. Berdychivska St., Zhytomyr 10008, Ukraine
**Shmalhausen zoology institute, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
15, B. Khmelnytskyi St., Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
yanovichzt@ukr.net
Having analyzed Anodontinae morphological peculiarities in the Dnieper basin primarily identified with biochemical gene markers, main diagnostic signs for three species of Anodontinae genus are established: the apex sculpture character, entrance siphon structure peculiarities, leg and mantle edge colouring, shell accretion lines character. Morphological investigations of Anodontinae entrance siphons in the water reservoirs of Ukraine is done by the first time.
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Keywords: mollusks, Anodontinae, shell, entrance siphon
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