Belkacem Yasmina

• Biodiversity Journal, 14 (2): 0385-0390

  Belkacem Yasmina, Soumani Karima, Belhouchet Nassima & Taouchechet Lahcène
  The occurrence of the Chinese Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Mollusca Bivalvia Unionidae) in Algerian dams
  https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.2.385.390

  ABSTRACT
  The Chinese pond mussel, Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea,1834) (Bivalvia Unionidae) is a large freshwater mussel from East Asia. This species lives in ponds and slow flowing rivers and channels. It was introduced in many places on the planet via the introduction of glochidium infested fishes and colonized many catchment basins. Its ecological characteristics make it a competitive and invasive species. The presence of S. woodiana in Algerian continental ecosystems was reported by a lot of fishermen in the many dams: dam of Djorf Etourba (Bechar), Timgad (Batna), dam of Brizena (El Bayadh) and the Beni Harron dam. This work presented some data of species collected in Beni Haroun dam.

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