Open AccessTwo new species of the genera Islamia and Mercuria (Gastropoda, Hydrobiidae) from Morocco
Author(s) -
Youness Mabrouki,
Peter Glöer,
Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecologica montenegrina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2337-0173
pISSN - 2336-9744
DOI - 10.37828/em.2021.39.8
Subject(s) - gastropoda , type locality , geography , habitat , ecology , zoology , biology , taxonomy (biology)
Two new hydrobiid species Islamia karawiyiensis n. sp and Mercuria atlasica n. sp. are described here from Fez prefecture of Morocco. Samples were collected in 2020. Photos of the holotypes are presented in addition to the penis morphology of the new Mercuria. The map of the sampling area with the type locality and the habitat description are given.