Abstract Background The Chilean Altiplano and the Atacama Desert in northern Chile
harbor isolated hydrological systems or oases where it is possible to find minute aquatic …

Simple Summary In this study, we implemented a multifaceted approach, coupling
phylogenetic, phylogeographical and demographic analyses together with a morphological …

In the present study, we focus on the phylogeographic pattern, demographic history and
morphological differentiation of Heleobia ascotanensis, a freshwater gastropod restricted to …

The species that inhabit systems highly affected by anthropic activities usually exhibit this
external influence in their gene pool. In this study, we investigated the genetic patterns of …

Species delimitation in minute freshwater snails is often difficult to perform using solely shell
morphology. The problem intensifies when invasive species spread within the distribution …

Abstract Walter Biese described Littoridina santiagensis Biese, 1944 (Cochliopidae) from
Estero Dehesa in 1944 based exclusively on external shell features and a second allopatric …

Abstract The Iberian Peninsula constitutes a diversity hotspot with a high number of
endemisms, where the land snail genus Iberus is likely the best example. Despite this, its …

Species recognition in freshwater snails of the genus Heleobia Stimpson, in the Loa River
basin is a difficult task to perform because these snails are similar in shell morphology. In …

Cryptic species can present a significant challenge to the application of systematic and
biogeographic principles, especially if they are invasive or transmit parasites or pathogens …

Cryptic species may cause biological invasions to be overlooked leading to underestimation
of the potential impacts of invaders on the new ecosystems. Identification of freshwater …