Hydrobiidae on North Uist
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Creator (person)
Chevalier, M
Pye, Sankurie E
Porter, J
Chambers, Susan
Date published
2014
Abstract
One of the problems of working on lochs that are slightly saline is a group of tiny (1-4mm) molluscs called mudsnails (Hydrobiidae). The rarest of these, Hydrobia acuta neglecta, was first identified in the UK in the Uists. This project aimed to eliminate any doubt about the identity. Genetic analyses funded by SNH and conducted by scientists at the National Museum of Scotland and Heriot-Watt University confirmed that there were healthy populations of this snail in three lochs in North Uist.
Journal title
Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report
Issue
559
Publisher
Scottish Natural Heritage
Place of publication
Inverness