Morphological and DNA analyses reveal cryptic diversity in Anentome wykoffi (Brandt, 1974) (Gastropoda: Nassariidae), with descriptions of two new species from Thailand

• Main Authors: Nithinan Chomchoei, Thierry Backeljau, Piyatida Pimvichai, Ng, Hui Ting, Nattawadee Nantarat
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2023
• Subjects: QH540-549.5 Ecology; QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38034/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38034/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38034/; https://doi.org/10.1071/IS23019
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The assassin snail genus Anentome is widely distributed in South East Asia. In Thailand, the genus comprises at least six species, one of which is Anentome wykoffi, a species that may act as an intermediate host of parasitic trematodes. Recent fieldwork has shown that A. wykoffi is far more common a...