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The invasive snail that fooled zoologists

Genetic study unmasks non-native mollusc marked for protection.
Shells of freshwater limpets

Physical traits identify these snails as native Japanese species, but DNA shows that they are all an invasive species from the United States. Credit: T. Saito et al./Conserv. Genet.

Conservationists have got the wrong snail on their list, according to a genetic analysis.

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Nature 558, 8-9 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05298-4

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