A new genus and two new, rare freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) species endemic to Borneo are threatened by ongoing habitat destruction

• Main Authors: Zieritz, Alexandra, Leonardo Jainih, Pfeiffer, John, Khairul Adha A. Rahim, Hari Prayogo, Muhammad Sofwan Anwari, Arman Hadi Fikri, Farah Diba, Hussein Taha, Zohrah Sulaiman, Froufe, Elsa, Lopes-Lima, Manuel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2021
• Subjects: SH365-380.92 Shellfish fisheries. Shellfish culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31792/1/A%20new%20genus%20and%20two%20new%2C%20rare%20freshwater%20mussel_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31792/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3695; http://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3695

Most of the Bornean endemic freshwater mussel (Unionida) species known to date have not been recorded by science for the past 50 years or more, owing to a lack of research effort and presumed population losses. This study assessed current patterns and recent changes in the diversity and distribution...