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Deep genetic structure at a small spatial scale in the endangered land snail Xerocrassa montserratensis
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Species with small geographic ranges do not tend to have a high genetic structure, but some land snail species seem to be an exception. Xerocrassa montserratensis, an endangered land snail endemic to Catalonia (northeastern Iberian Peninsula), is an excellent model to study the processes afecting the phylogeography of specialized species of conservation concern. This species is restricted to xerophilous stony slopes and occurs within a small and fragmented area of ca. 500 km2 . We sequenced the COI barcode region of 152 individuals from eight sites covering the entire range of the species. We found four genetic groups mostly coincident with their geographic distribution: a central ancestral group containing shared haplotypes among fve localities and three groups restricted to a single locality each. Two of these derived groups were geographically and genetically isolated, while the third and most diferentiated group was not geographically isolated. Geomorphologic and paleoclimatic processes during the Pleistocene can explain the divergence found between populations of this low dispersal species with historical fragmentation and secondary contacts. Nonetheless, recent passive large dispersal through streams was also detected in the central group. Overall, our study uncovered four evolutionary units, partially matching morphologically described subspecies, which should be considered in future conservation actions.
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CATALÀ, Cristina, BROS, Vicenç, CASTELLTORT, Xavier, SANTOS, Xavier, PASCUAL BERNIOLA, Marta. Deep genetic structure at a small spatial scale in the endangered land snail Xerocrassa montserratensis. _Scientific Reports_. 2021. Vol. 11, núm. 8855. [consulta: 7 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 2045-2322. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186110]