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A new species of the genus Muangnua (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae: Durgellininae) from North Vietnam


Ivaylo Dedov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-359X

2 December 2024 · volume 46 · (issue 12) · pp. 319–324 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: Based on its anatomy, a new species of the genus Muangnua is described from Northern Vietnam. This is the third species in this genus, which is endemic to Southeast Asia, and the first one described from Vietnam. The newly found species expands the geographical range of the genus with more than 650 kilometres to the northeast.

Keywords: distribution, Tam Dao National Park, taxonomy, tropical semi-slugs, Vinh Phuc Province

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Dedov I. 2024 A new species of the genus Muangnua (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae: Durgellininae) from North Vietnam. Historia naturalis bulgarica 46: 319–324.

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