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Natura Croatica : Periodicum Musei Historiae Naturalis Croatici, Vol. 35 No. 1, 2026.

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https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2026.35.16

Rediscovery of an established population of the red-rimmed melania Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) in Morocco

Fouzi Abdelkhaleq Taybi orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-9652-5407 ; Synergy lab, Higher School of Education and Training, Mohammed I University, BP-410, 60000 Oujda, Morocco
Youness Mabrouki orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7336-8717 ; Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Sciences, Dhar El Mehraz, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Conservation and Valorization of Bioresources, Fes Morocco *

* Corresponding author.

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Abstract

Records of Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) in Morocco have been scarce and often based on empty shells only. In this study, we report a new occurrence of this species at the Sidi Hrazem thermal spring in north-central Morocco, where high-density populations were recorded. We also provide an overview of its autoecology and reassess its biogeographical status in Morocco and North Africa.

Keywords

North Africa; thermal waters; freshwater gastropod; Sidi Hrazem thermal waters

Hrčak ID:

347109

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/347109

Publication date:

30.6.2026.

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