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Publication Feldheim et al. (2011): summary

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Feldheim, K.A., J.E. Brown, D.J. Murphy & C.A. Stepien. 2011. Microsatellite loci for dreissenid mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) and relatives: markers for assessing exotic and native populations. Molecular Ecology Resources 11(4): 725-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03012.x.

Taxonomic Opinions

Congeria kusceri

Dreissena polymorpha polymorpha = Dreissena polymorpha

Dreissena presbensis = Dreissena carinata

Dreissena rostriformis bugensis = Dreissena bugensis

Dreissena rostriformis grimmi = Dreissena grimmi

Mytilopsis leucophaeata

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