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A revision of the genus Alzoniella Giusti & Bodon, 1984 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Hydrobiidae) on the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for the systematics of the European hydrobiid fauna PDF

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BASTERIA, 71: 113-156,2007 ArevisionofthegenusAlzoniellaGiusti &Bodon,1984(Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Hydrobiidae) on theIberianPeninsulaandits implications forthesystematics of theEuropean hydrobiid fauna B.Arconada MuseoNational deCienriasNaturales (CSIC),JoseGutierrez Abascal,2,E-28006Madrid,Spain E. Rolán MuseodeHistoriaNatural,CampusUniversitario Sur,E-15782SantiagodeCompostela,Spain & H.D. Boeters Karneidstr. 8,D-81545Miinchen,Germany Thegenus Alzoniella Giusti&Bodon,1984,isreviewed forthe IberianPeninsula. Thisrevision includes both thenominate subgenusAlzoniella (A.) and A.(Navarriella)Boeters, 2001,aswell asthe genus Guadiella Boeters,2003,sinceits typespecies,G. andalucensis (Boeters, 1983),was formerly regardedasbelongingtoBelgrandiellaA. J.Wagner,1928,togetherwith A.cantabrica (Boeters 1983)and A.edmundi(Boeters, 1984),whicharenowclassified inAlzoniella. Most of the newlyreportedlocalities enlargeknown distribution areas.Variousnewdata onanatomi- cal aspects arepresented.Photographsofshells and theprotoconchs ofnearly all the species discussed areincluded. Twonewspeciesaredescribed and three insufficientlyknown taxa of Alzoniellaarementioned, but withoutassigningany specific name. Key words:Gastropoda,Caenogastropoda,Hydrobiidae,Alzoniella,Navarriella,Guadiella,dis- tribution,anatomy,specieskey, IberianPeninsula. INTRODUCTION Although many IberianPeninsular hydrobiids have been described in recent years (Rolan, 1993;Arconada,2000; Ramosetalv2000; Arconada& Ramos,2001, 2006; Boeters, 2003),alarge numberof species stillneed tobe studiedin greaterdetail.The mostgeneral review todatewaspublished byBoeters(1988).ThefirstspeciesofthegenusAlzoniellaGiusti & Bodon, 1984,onthe IberianPeninsula,A.(Navarriella)elliptica, was describedin the 19th century as Paludinellaelliptica (Paladilhe, 1874).Ittookover acentury foranother speciesof thegenustobe discovered,viz.Alzoniella(A.) cantabrica(Boeters, 1983).Sincethen,andin a shorttime,thenumberhasconsiderably increased, 10morespecies beingknownnowforthe IberianPeninsulaandonefortheBalearicIslands(Boeters, 1983,1984,1986;Boeters&Rolan, 1988;Rolan, 1993). Itshouldbenotedthatupto 2001species ofAlzoniellahad always been understoodasbelonging tothegenusBelgrandiellaA.J.Wagner, 1928. Apart from papersonnewtaxa,therehavebeenvery few studies onthebiology of thesespecies (Rolan, 1989).TheIberianspeciesofAlzoniellaarebasically distributedinthe North of the IberianPeninsula(Rolan, 1993). In previous studies, SEMphotographs of shells, protoconchs and radulaewere shown aswell as someanatomicalfeatures,partic- ularlyof theloop of therectum in thepallialcavity, which canbe seenby transparency, and thepenis (Boeters, 1983, 1986;Boeters & Rolan, 1988; Rolan, 1993). However, the female genital system was seldom studied, except for some schematic drawings by Boeters (1983, 1986, 1988) and Boeters& Rolan (1988). For the sake of completeness, it 114 BASTERIA,Vol. 71,No. 4-6,2007 shouldbementionedthatBoeters (2000,2001) revisedAlzoniellaforFrance. Aimsofthisworkare (1)togive areview ofthespecies ofAlzoniellaandGuadiellathat inhabitthe IberianPeninsula, (2) to present new informationonshell, protoconch and radular characters, (3) to describeanatomicalfeatures that maybe relevantfor the sys- tematicsofthetaxa, and(4)toestablishtheareas wherethesespecies occur. MATERIALAND METHODS In recent years, we investigated the malacological freshwater faunaof the Iberian Peninsula, collecting samples from more than 1500 springs and water sources. Some aspects of the collecting methodology and investigations have already been explained (Rolan,1993).Thesamplingwascarried outby directobservation ofspecimens onstones, by washing deadleaves, mossesand otherkindsofaquatic vegetation or by sieving mud andvegetation. Livesnailswere drawntomakeapreliminaryclassificationbyexamining shellcharacters andexternalmorphology such asthe penis andrectum shape. They were later fixed in 70%ethanol.Dissection methodology is describedin Ramos et al.(2000). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photographs were madewith a PHILLIPS XL30. Shellswere cleanedby removing theperiostracum throughimmersionin5% commercial Chlorox, cleanedin anultrasonic50WRaypa apparatusandthencoatedwithagold layer and fixedtothestubby meansofagraphite paste. Sincenosignificant differenceswereobservedbetweentheopercula oftheAlzoniella species investigated, only someof themhavebeenrepresented graphically. Spire whorls arecountedfollowing Verduin's method(1977). Locality names and UTM references are from the official map of the Army Geographical Service, series 1:200.000to 1:25.000.Only new localities are listed in this order: province, UTM number, locality. Distances in km are measuredalong the road. Maps were donewithMapgrafix GIS for Macintosh. Only collecting localities are illus- tratedonthemaps,eachpoint representing a 10km-square grid. ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviationsforanatomicalcharacters:Ag,albumengland;Be,bursacopulatrix; Cc, cerebral commissure;Cg, capsule gland; Cgl, leftcerebral ganglion; Ct, ctenidium; Oes, oesophagus; Ov, oviduct; P, penis; Pgl, leftpleural ganglion; PI, penial lobe;Po, pallial oviduct; Pr, prostate; R, rectum; Sbo, suboesophageal ganglion; Spo, supraoesophageal ganglion; SRI, seminalreceptaculum 1; SR2, seminalreceptaculum 2; Ss, style sac; St, stomach;L, length; W, width. For collections: BOE, H.D. Boeters, Munich, Germany; BOURG, J.R. Bourguignat, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneve, Switzerland; CER, E. Rolan, Vigo, Spain; CZL, Centro de Zoologia de Lisboa, Portugal; MHNS, Museo de Historia Natural of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; MNCN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain; PAL, A.Paladilhe, Faculte des Sciences, Montpellier, France; SMF,Forschungsinstitut undNaturmuseumSenckenberg, FrankfurtamMain, Germany; ZMA,Zoologisch MuseumAmsterdam,TheNetherlands. Arconadaetah ArevisionofthegenusAlzoniellaontheIberianPeninsula 115 SYSTEMATICPART Family Hydrobiidae Troschel, 1857 Key forthespecies (notincludedareAlzoniella(A.) muritaandA.(A.) onatensis) 1 - Balearicspecies Alzoniella(A.)edmundi - Iberianspecies 2 2 - Species fromtheSouthoftheIberianPeninsula Guadiellaandalucensis - Species fromtheNorthof theIberianPeninsula 3 3 - Rectum loop not curved 4 - Rectumloop is marked 5 4 - Peniallobeis smallerthanthepenisand hasnopapillae Alzoniella(A.)rolani - Penial lobeis as long asthepenis andhasseveral papillae 11 5 - Rectum loop is simple and its curved concavity is perpendicular or slightly points towardstheanterior partof thebody Alzoniella(A.) lucensis - Rectumloop ismarkedly curvedand itsconcavity points towardstheanteriorpartof thebody 6 6 - Rectumloop is U-shaped 7 - Rectum loop is S-shaped 8 7 - Shellunder2mm, cylindrical;unpigmented orblack pigmentedpenis Alzoniella(A.) cantabrica - Shellover2 mm,almostovoid outline;pink pigmentation onthepenis AAllzzoonniieellllaa((AA..))oovveetteennssiiss 8 - Shelllengthunder1 mm;shellovoid Alzoniella(A.)asturica - Shell over 1 mm; shellovoid-elongated to cylindrical 9 9 - Shellwithalmostcylindrical outline Alzoniella(A.)galaica - Shellwithdifferentoutline 10 10- Bodypigmented; shellovoidwitha deep suture Alzoniella(A.) marianae - Unpigmented body; shellovoid-elongated withanotvery deep suture AAllzzoonniieellllaa((AA..)) mmoonnttaannaa 11- RSI andRS2ofthesamelength Alzoniella(Navarriella) elliptica - RS2 remarkably smallerthanRSI Alzoniella(Navarriella)pellitica GenusAlzoniellaGiusti& Bodon, 1984 Typespecies:AlzoniellafinalinaGiusti & Bodon,1984. Subgenus Alzoniella(Alzoniella)Giusti&Bodon, 1984 For the characteristicsof this subgenus, see Giusti& Bodon(1984) who described Alzoniellaand compared it with some other closely related European genera such as AvenoniaNicolas, 1882,Belgrandia Bourguignat, 1869,BelgrandiellaA. J.Wagner, 1928(not 1927; see Gittenberger & Uit de Weerd, 2006: 131), Bythinella Moquin-Tandon, 1856, Bythiospeum Bourguignat, 1882, Phraetica Velkovrh, 1970 and Pseudavenionia Bodon& Giusti, 1982. According to theoriginal description, theshell is small, whitish-transparent, conical 116 BASTERIA,Vol. 71, No.4-6, 2007 or cylindrical-conical, with 3-4 spire whorls, quiteconvex, withanobtuseapex. The aperture has a simple peristome, an umbilicus that is slightly open or reduced to a slit-like fissure. Operculum thin, cor- neous, paucispiral, slightly yellowish atits centre,withanexcentric nucleusandwith- outinternaloutgrowths. The intestine sur- roundsthestyle sac. Stomachlacking cae- cum. Radula typically taeniaglossan, the centralteeth arebutterfly-shaped, general- ly withoneor twobasalcusps. Thelateral teethhaveonebigdenticleand4-5moreon eachside. Internalmarginal teethwith23- 28 smallanduniformdenticles.Ctenidium not very developed, with 5-11 lamellae. The nervous system (fig. 1) is typically hydrobiid and has a long supraoesopha- geal and a short suboesophageal connec- tive. The oesophagus runs straight along the cerebral ganglion. The right pleural and the supraoesophageal ganglion are of the same size. The leftpleural ganglion is more rounded than the suboesophageal ganglion. The penis has generally one penial lobe located atitsconcavesidebut, exceptionally, it can have more thantwo. Theprostate is typically bean-shaped. The anterior female genital system has an Fig. 1. Partial nervous system of an Alzoniella ovoidbursacopulatrix varying frommedi- species: A. (A.) lucensis (Rolán,1993), fromLugo, um to large, a long, unpigmented renal Castillo de Doiras towards Ancares (PH63).Scale oviduct and two seminalreceptacles. The bar: 250µm(forabbreviations,seethetext). renaloviductmakes an opencircularloop that leans over the bursa and the pallial oviduct.Thebursaprotrudes posteriorlybeyond theproximal end ofthealbumengland Thecapsule gland is generally smallerthanthealbumengland. Alzoniella(A.) cantabrica(Boeters, 1983) (figs2, 15C,23-24,72-74, 93-94;map3) Belgrandiellacantabrica Boeters,1983: 18.Typelocality: Santander,UN99: "Graben rechts derStrafie von Treceno nachLa Revilla beiSan Vincente dela Barquera ,[UN99], Typematerial:seeBoeters, 1983. Localities (see Boeters, 1988;Rolan,1993).- New records (ito xxxii). Asturias: (i)UP70, 1km W. Noriega,springnearriver. Cantabria: (ii)UN79, 2km fromPineres justbeforeturn-offtoRoda,torrent; (iii)VN29, Presillas,spring;(iv) VN29,Aes, springatchapel"Virgen de Gracia";(v) VN68,3km SSW. exit from Ramales de la Victoria, old spring; (vi) VN68, at Valnera before the turn-off to Concha (Karrantza),brook;(vii)VN59,4km S.Arredondo,Cueva de Coventora;(viii)VN49, 1.5km N.Linto at Arconada etahArevisionofthegenusAlzoniellaontheIberianPeninsula 117 Fig. 2.Anatomical features ofAlzoniella (A.) cantabrica (Boeters, 1983);Santander,Cobrices (UP90). A, digestive system; B, C. female genitalia; D. penis; E. rectum loop; F. osphradium and ctenidium. Scalebar: 500µm(see abbreviations intext). crossroadtoMiera,torrent;(ix) VN49,S.LaVega,several waterfalls.Burgos:(x) VN33, S.Escalada,near Tubilla delAgua,brookonmountainside;(xi) VN33,N.ofCovanera,largespring;(xii)VN33,Covanera, "PozoAzul";(xiii)VN32,S. exitofTubilla delAgua,springsinrocks;(xv) VN34,E entrancetoOrbaneja delCastillo,spring; (xiv)VN45,between Areba and Hoz deAreba,brookalongsideriver;(xvi) VN45,1 kmNW.Incinillas,channel goingunder road;(xvii)VN57,N.exit oflocality"Rio deLasia";(xiii)VN47, between locality "Rio deLasia" and Puerto dePas,between4and 6kmN.Rio deTrueba,springs; (xix) VN57,3kmN. locality"Rio deLasia",spring;(xx) VN84,exitofSan Zadornil towards Villafria,spring; (xxi)VN84,about 3km behind SanZadornil towards Villafria;(xii)VN84, 1.5kmbehind Villafria,"La Fuentefria",spring. Alava:(xxiii) VN96,Aguiniga,spring; (xxiv) N94,Entrance toAstulez,brook;(xxv) VN94, entrance toNograro, springwith pool; (xxvi) VN84, turn-offtoQuejo,springat side ofbrook. Vizcaya: (xxii)VN78,Ambasaguas,nearturn-offtoConcha,spring.Palencia: (xxviii) UN75,W.exit of Lebanza,springalongsideriver, (xxix) UN65,notfarW. ofSantibanez de Resoba,spring. Leon: (xxx) UN45, about 5km W. ofValverde de la Sierra,spring; (xxxi) UN56. Llesca pass 5km W.border with Cantabria,under bridge;(xxxii) UN57, downhill Puerto de San Glorio, between km 131 and 133, wet rocks. Santander: (xxxiii)UP90,Cobrices [Cobreces],springLaMarrana. Morphology. - Shell(cf.Boeters, 1983:figs37-41; 1988: figs 194-197;Rolan, 1993:pi. 1 fig. 2, pi. 2 figs 3-4). Some shells of thisspecies are illustratedby figs 23-24 and proto- conchsby figs 72-74. Operculum notexamined. Anatomy (after 5 femalesand 2 males from locality ii, 2 males from locality v, 3 femalesand2malesfromlocalityxxxiiiand2malesfromlocality xviii).- Thereisawell- 118 BASTERIA,Vol. 71, No.4-6, 1007 developed ctenidium(fig.2F) with 10-11 large lamellae.The intestine,whenleaving the stomach forms the usualZ-shaped loop (fig. 2A). The rectum (figs 2E and 14E) is U- shaped, usually pointing towardstheanteriorpartof thebody. (cf.Boeters, 1983:figs 7-8; 1988;Rolan, 1993:pi. 4fig.2). Fig.3.Anatomicalfeatures ofAlzoniella(A.)edmundi(Boeters,1984);Majorca,Valldemossa(DD59).C,F, penisfromalive specimen;A,B,D, E,G,H, femalegenitalia.Scalebars: 500µm Arconadaetah A revisionofthegenusAlzoniellaon theIberianPeninsula 119 Theradulahasthegeneralcharacteristics ofthegenus(figs 93-94)although inoneof the studiedpopulations (Cobrices), thecentralteethhave threebasal cusps oneachside (fig.94), the thirdbeing very small. Inthis population, the upperborder of thecentral teeth seemstobemoreexcavated, (cf.Rolan, 1993:pi. 6 figs 1-3). Genitalsystem (table3). Theovoidbursacopulatrix iswell-developed andhasalong and curved duct(fig.2B-C). TheSRI is longer thantheSR2which,inanaturalposition, leansover the bursa copulatrix (fig. 2B). The albumengland is larger than thecapsule gland (fig.2B) (cf. Boeters, 1983: figs 28-30, 1988:figs 210, 224, 227).Thepenis (figs 2D, 15C)is long and wideand has arounded lobelocated in a medialposition. Sometimes thereis apigmentedarea distallybehindthis lobe (cf.Boeters, 1983:figs15-22; 1988:208- 227;Rolan, 1993:pi. 4figs 10-16) Distribution (map 2). - This species has a wide range comprising some northern Spanish provinces suchas theeastern partofAsturias,Cantabria, theBasque Country, the NorthofLeon,Burgos andPalencia. Remarks. - The number of new localities greatly increases the known range of Alzoniella(A.) cantabrica,whichcanbefoundsometimes sympatric with A.(A.)ovetensis (Rolan, 1993) (UP70) or A. (A.) montana (Rolan, 1993) (UN57, VN68). Female genitalia show littlevariability. On the contrary, males of this species show greatervariability as regardspenis shape andpigmentation (Boeters, 1983;Rolan, 1993). Alzoniella(A.)edmundi(Boeters, 1984) (figs3, 25-28,76-77, 95;map1) Micronasaxatilis (Reynies, 1843);Moolenbeek,1980:101. Belgrandiellaedmundi Boeters, 1984: 10,fig. 3, pi. 1 fig. 9a-b. Type locality: Baleares, DD69:Majorca, Valldemossa,FontdeS'Aiqueta Typematerial: seeBoeters, 1984. Localities.- Two new localities increase the number of known localities: Majorca: (i) DD59, Estellenchs,spring; (ii)DD59,S. exitofValldemossa,FontS'Aigueta. Morphology. - Shells(cf. Moolenbeek, 1980;Boeters, 1984:10)are illustratedby figs 25-28 andprotoconchs by figs76-77. Operculumnotexamined. Anatomy (after2 femalesand2 malesfromlocality i).- Livespecimens (fig. 3C) are completely unpigmented so that the pink radular sac can be seenby transparency. The eyes areblack spotsandthereisaposterior areawithwhitespots. The ctenidium(fig.3E) is barely developed andhas about 3-5lamellaesituated nearthe S-shaped rectum loop (fig.3H), whichpoints towardstheanteriorpartof thebody. Theradula(fig.95) hastheusualcharacteristicsofthis genus.Thecentralteethhave twobasalcusps oneach sideandtapered denticles. Genitalsystem (table 4).Thefemaleshaveasmallpinkpseudopenis originating inthe right partofthehead,posterior totheright cephalic tentacle,withasimilarshapeto that of themales(fig.3D). Thebursacopulatrix (fig.3A) issacciformandhasamediumsized straight duct.The SRI (fig. 3B) isshorter andwiderthan theelongated SR2which,in its naturalposition, leansover thebursa copulatrix (fig.3A). Therenal oviductposteriorto theRS2is slightly widenedand is pearl-coloured duetothe accumulatedsperm inside. Thepenis (figs 3C, 3F, 3G) is very large,broad and longer than the head. Its roundish penial lobe is locatednear the pointed tip. In fixed specimens, the penis is completely unpigmented,but thepenises oflivespecimens presentseveralwhitespots. 120 BASTERIA,Vol. 71, No.4-6,2007 Fig.4.Anatomicalfeatures ofAlzoniella (A.)rolani (Boeters,1986);Pontevedra,Rasas,Gondomar (NG25). Drawings afterlive specimens.A-B, distal female genitalia; C,penis; D, osphradium and ctenidium. Scalebar: 500µm. Fig.5.Anatomical featuresofAlzoniella (A.)asturica(Boeters&Rolán, 1988);Asturias, Grado,La Fontona (QJ30).Drawingsfrom fixed material. A,B, distal femalegenitalia;C,osphradiumand ctenidium;D,F, penis;E,rectumloop.Scale bars:500µm. Arconadaetat ArevisionofthegenusAlzoniellaon theIberianPeninsula 121 Distribution (map 1). - This species is only known from the islandof Majorca (Balearic Islands). Remarks. - Anatomicaldatawere unknown until now and only shells had been described.Thisspecies canbefoundsometimestogetherwithPseudamnicolaspec. (DD59). Alzoniella(A.) rolani(Boeters, 1986) (figs4, 14A-B,29-32,58-60, 78-79,96-97;map 1) Bythinellabrevis; Rolan,1983:120. BelgrandiellarolaniBoeters, 1986:127,pi. 18afig. 3.Typelocality: Pontevedra,NG07: Islas Cies,S.Martin. Typematerial:seeBoeters,1986. Localities. - Localities (i),(iii)and (v) can beadded asnew (cf. Rolan, 1989,1993). ACoruna: (i) GA98,atFeiradoTres,springknown asOPlumar.Pontevedra:(ii)NG25,Mill 2kmS. ofGondomar.(iii) NG29, Carballeira deSan Xusto,springsnearold sulphurbaths.Portugal: (iv) NE25,BeiraBaixa,near Rebordosa;(v)NF62,DouroLiteral,highwayfromFafe toPovoa doLanhosoenteringviaturn-off5km from SerafaotoVilarielho,about2km fromLugardela Igreja,spring; (vi)NF95,DouroLiteral,Serra do Marao. Morphology. - Shell.Severalshellsare illustratedby figs 29-32.Twoofthese(figs 29- 30) arecharacteristicforthisspecies, whiletheshellsfromtheSerradoMarao(locality vi; fig. 31) and Rebordosa(locality iv; fig. 32) are atypical (cf. Boeters, 1986;Rolan, 1989, 1993).Theoperculum(figs 58-60)is characteristicforthis genus. Anatomy(after 5femalesand 2malesfromlocality ii and 2malesfrom locality vi).- SeealsoBoeters(1986). Thectenidium(fig.4D) iswell-developed and hasapproximately 8to 13lamellae.The rectum describesasmoothcurve inthepallial cavity(figs 4A,14A) and theanus doesnotend close totheedge of thiscavity(cf. Boeters, 1986;Rolan, 1989, 1993). Theradula(figs 96-97) hastheoverall shape of theotherspeciesof this genus.Ithas awidesinglecusp ateach sideof thecentral teeth. Genital system (table 5). The capsule gland (fig. 4A) constitutes almost 50% of the length of thepallialoviduct, which completely covers therectum loop. In somefemales, the pallial oviduct is less developed. The bursa copulatrix (fig. 4B) is sacciform, well- developed andhas amedium-sizedstraight duct. TheSRI is long andwide; in natural position itis hiddenbytheloop oftherenaloviduct.TheSR2isroundishandvery small. Thepenis (fig. 4C) is smalland has abluntedtip. Thepenial lobe is located in amedial position; it is very long and roundish, sometimes longer than total penial length (cf. Boeters, 1986;Rolan, 1993). Distributon(map 1).- This species is known fromthefour provinces ofGalicia and fromnorthernPortugal southwardtoCoimbra. Remarks. - Thenew records do not modify the distribution areaknown for this species (Rolan, 1989, 1993). Theshells (figs 31-32) fromthe marginal populations of the southern part of the range differconspicuously from those of the other populations, which have a consistently uniformshell. Nevertheless, noanatomicaldifferenceshave been found for those conchologically deviating populations. This widely distributed species shows acertainamountofvariability insomeanatomicalfeatures.Boeters (1986) describes thepenis as "intensely black pigmented". There arealsospecimens withcom- pletely unpigmented penises however, indicating thatthis pigmentation is variable.As regardsthebursacopulatrix, Boetersdid notmentionany seminalreceptaculum. Therec- 122 BASTERIA,Vol. 71, No. 4-6, 2007 Fig. 6.Anatomical features ofAlzoniella (A.) galaica (Boeters & Rolán, 1988);Lugo, Peares dam (PH00). Drawingsfromfixedmaterial. A,B,femalegenitalia;C,penis;D,rectumloop;E,osphradiumandctenidium. Scalebars: 500µm. Fig. 7.AnatomicalfeaturesofAlzoniella (A.)lucensis(Rolán,1993);Lugo,Castillo deDoiras(PH63).A,B,E, female genitalia;C,F,penis; D, osphradiumand ctenidium;G,prostate and rectum. Scalebars:500 µm.

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