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Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
Number 421, 2020
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Article Number | 24 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2020017 | |
Published online | 05 June 2020 |
Short Communication
Rival at the gate: first record of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in Greece
Rival à la porte : Première mention de la palourde asiatique Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 (Bivalvia : Corbiculidae) en Grèce
1
Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Av., 19013 Anavyssos, Attica, Greece
2
CIIMAR/CIMAR − Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
3
CIBIO/InBIO − Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
* Corresponding author: ikarz@hcmr.gr
Received:
28
February
2020
Accepted:
7
May
2020
This contribution presents the first record of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 in Greece. The species was collected in Erythropotamos River (Reka Luda Луда река), one of the main tributaries of Evros River (classical name of the Maritsa river), thus being the southernmost record of this invasive bivalve in the Balkan Peninsula. The most likely entry source of C. fluminea in Greece is through active or passive downstream drift through the Bulgarian part of Erythropotamos River, which is shared between Bulgaria and Greece. Special attention is now required to assess the invasion extent of the Asian clam in the entire Evros basin and adjacent river basins of Bulgaria and the Aegean basins of Greece and Turkey.
Résumé
Cette contribution présente le premier signalement de la palourde asiatique Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 en Grèce. L'espèce a été récoltée dans la rivière Erythropotamos (Reka Luda Луда река), l'un des principaux affluents de l'Evros (nom classique de la rivière Maritsa), constituant ainsi la mention la plus méridionale de ce bivalve envahissant dans la péninsule balkanique. La source d'entrée la plus probable de C. fluminea en Grèce est la dérive active ou passive vers l'aval de la partie bulgare de l'Erythropotamos, que se partagent la Bulgarie et la Grèce. Une attention particulière est maintenant nécessaire pour évaluer l'étendue de l'invasion de la palourde asiatique dans tout le bassin de l'Evros et les bassins fluviaux adjacents de Bulgarie et les bassins de la mer Égée de Grèce et de Turquie.
Key words: Invasive / alien species / bioinvasion / dispersion / freshwater
Mots clés : invasion / espèces exotiques / bioinvasion / dispersion / eau douce
© I. Karaouzas et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2020
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