Partula taeniata nucleola explained

Partula taeniata nucleola is a subspecies of Partula taeniata endemic to northwestern Moʻorea in French Polynesia. It was estimated that it would go extinct in 1986 or 1987 if no conservation actions were taken.[1] As of 2021, it had one wild population (in Moruu Valley) and was being released as part of a captive-breeding program.[2] Wild individuals from Faatoai Valley have also been genotyped.[3]

It is considered a synonym of Partula nucleola Garrett, 1884, itself a synonym of the accepted name Partula taeniata (Mörch, 1850). [4]

Notes and References

  1. Clarke . Bryan . Murray . James . Johnson . Michael S. . The Extinction of Endemic Species by a Program of Biological Control . Pacific Science . January 1984 . 38 . 2 . 97–104 .
  2. Coote . Trevor . Further Partula reintroductions postponed in 2020 but poised to continue in 2021 . Tentacle . 29 . . March 2021 . 39–40.
  3. Lee . Taehwan . Burch . John B . Coote . Trevor . Pearce-Kelly . Paul . Hickman . Carole . Meyer . Jean-Yves . Ó Foighil . Diarmaid . Moorean tree snail survival revisited: A multi-island genealogical perspective . BMC Evolutionary Biology . December 2009 . 9 . 1 . 204 . 10.1186/1471-2148-9-204 . free . 19686604 . 3087522 . 2009BMCEE...9..204L .
  4. Book: Gerlach . J. . Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae . 2016 . Phelsuma Press . 978-0-99322-033-3.

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