Pseudamnicola luteola (Küster, 1852)

Mabrouki, Youness, Taybi, Abdelkhaleq Fouzi & Glöer, Peter, 2020, New additions to the freshwater gastropod fauna (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae, Lymnaeidae) of Morocco, Ecologica Montenegrina 31, pp. 40-44 : 42

Pseudamnicola luteola (Küster, 1852) ( fig. 2 )

Distribution: Maghrebian species, previously known only from Algeria, where its range covers the eastern, central and western Tellian zone, the central Hauts Plateaux and the northern edge of the Sahara ( Glöer 2019; Glöer et al. 2010). We record it for the first time in Morocco, where we found it at Jbel Sidi Moussa, southwest Touissit ( fig. 1 ).

Sampling site: Jbel Sidi Moussa (34°24'26.000" N 1°53'7.000" W).

Habitat: The species was found in springs or in the remaining waters of a semi-temporary stream, usually between rocks or among aquatic vegetation ( fig. 9 ).

Associated species: Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) and Ancylus fluviatilis (Müller, 1774) .

Figures

Figure 1. Distribution range of the found species in Morocco.

Figures. 2-8. 2: Shell of Pseudamnicola luteola, 3: penis in situ of P. luteola, 4: shell of Mercuria gauthieri, 5: penis in situ of M. gauthieri, 6: shell of Ecrobia vitrea, 7: shell of Radix labiata, 8: female and male copulatory organ. Abbreviations: bc: bursa copulatrix, bd: bursa duct, e: eye, m: muscle, p: penis, pht: phallotheca, pl: penial lap, prp: preputium, vd: vas deferens, t: tentacle, v: vagina.

Figures. 9-12. 9: Habitat of Pseudamnicola luteola at Jbel Sidi Moussa, 10: habitat of Mercuria gauthieri at La’azib, 11: habitat of Ecrobia vitrea at Saidia wetland, 12: Habitat of Radix labiata at Ras El Ma.