Alejandra Rumi

Mitogenomic and nuclear data redefine the phylogenetic position of Acrorbis, an enigmatic Neotropical planorbid lineage, with implications for Planorbidae systematics

Abstract Background The freshwater snail genus Acrorbis comprises minute rheophilic gastropods endemic to waterfalls and splash zones of the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest in South America. Despite its distinctive morphology and long-standing taxonomic instability, its phylogenetic...