Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis

Pachychilidae is one of the freshwater gastropod family which was previously known under the Potamididae and Thiaridae families. Studies on freshwater gastropods especially on conchcology examinantions are still inadequate compared to marine gastropods. Morphological and morphometric studies of gast...

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Main Authors: Hamli, Hadi, Abdul Hamed, Norsyafiqah, Syed Azmai, Syarifah Hazirah, Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88240/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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author Hamli, Hadi
Abdul Hamed, Norsyafiqah
Syed Azmai, Syarifah Hazirah
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
author_facet Hamli, Hadi
Abdul Hamed, Norsyafiqah
Syed Azmai, Syarifah Hazirah
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
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description Pachychilidae is one of the freshwater gastropod family which was previously known under the Potamididae and Thiaridae families. Studies on freshwater gastropods especially on conchcology examinantions are still inadequate compared to marine gastropods. Morphological and morphometric studies of gastropods are practically used to identify and differentiate between species and necessary to complement molecular studies due to its low cost and tolerable resolving power of discrimination. The aim of the current study is to provide information on morphological and morphometric characteristics of Pachychilidae in Bintulu, Sarawak stream. A total of 20 individuals from each species of Sulcospira testudinaria, Sulcospira schmidti, Brotia siamensis, and Tylomelania sp. from Pachychilidae familiy were collected at three different sites from a small stream within the Bintulu area. Fourteen measurement of shell morphometrics were converted into proportioned ratios and analysed for univariate and multivariate analysis. Three shell morphometric (Aperture width, AW; Whorl width, WW2; and, Interior anterior length, AINL) of Pachychilidae indicated significant differences (P < 0.05) between species. However, multivariate analysis revealed that these shell morphometrics are pre-eminent factors to discriminate genus Sulcospira, Brotia and Tylomelania, as well as between Sulcospira species. This current study also suggests that these three characteristics are unique to Sulcospira species due to strong distinction among species. Findings on these three characteristics are significant for Sulcospira spp. as this study is the first shell morphometric report on the Pachychilidae species in Sarawak.
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spelling upm.eprints-882402022-03-10T05:36:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88240/ Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis Hamli, Hadi Abdul Hamed, Norsyafiqah Syed Azmai, Syarifah Hazirah Idris, Mohd Hanafi Pachychilidae is one of the freshwater gastropod family which was previously known under the Potamididae and Thiaridae families. Studies on freshwater gastropods especially on conchcology examinantions are still inadequate compared to marine gastropods. Morphological and morphometric studies of gastropods are practically used to identify and differentiate between species and necessary to complement molecular studies due to its low cost and tolerable resolving power of discrimination. The aim of the current study is to provide information on morphological and morphometric characteristics of Pachychilidae in Bintulu, Sarawak stream. A total of 20 individuals from each species of Sulcospira testudinaria, Sulcospira schmidti, Brotia siamensis, and Tylomelania sp. from Pachychilidae familiy were collected at three different sites from a small stream within the Bintulu area. Fourteen measurement of shell morphometrics were converted into proportioned ratios and analysed for univariate and multivariate analysis. Three shell morphometric (Aperture width, AW; Whorl width, WW2; and, Interior anterior length, AINL) of Pachychilidae indicated significant differences (P < 0.05) between species. However, multivariate analysis revealed that these shell morphometrics are pre-eminent factors to discriminate genus Sulcospira, Brotia and Tylomelania, as well as between Sulcospira species. This current study also suggests that these three characteristics are unique to Sulcospira species due to strong distinction among species. Findings on these three characteristics are significant for Sulcospira spp. as this study is the first shell morphometric report on the Pachychilidae species in Sarawak. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88240/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Hamli, Hadi and Abdul Hamed, Norsyafiqah and Syed Azmai, Syarifah Hazirah and Idris, Mohd Hanafi (2020) Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 31 (2). 145 - 158. ISSN 19853718; ESSN: 21804249 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470478/ 10.21315/tlsr2020.31.2.7
spellingShingle Hamli, Hadi
Abdul Hamed, Norsyafiqah
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Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis
title Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis
title_full Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis
title_fullStr Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis
title_full_unstemmed Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis
title_short Conchology variations in species identification of Pachychilidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiodea) through multivariate analysis
title_sort conchology variations in species identification of pachychilidae mollusca gastropoda cerithiodea through multivariate analysis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88240/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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