A new genus and species of freshwater mussel from the Pearl River Basin in Guangxi, China (Bivalvia, Unionidae, Gonideinae)
A new genus and species of freshwater mussels, Guiunio rarus Chen, Li, Dai & Wu, gen.et Jandy Stealth Parts sp.nov., is described from the Pearl River Basin in China based on comparative morphology and molecular phylogeny.The new taxon belongs to the tribe Gonideini and can be distinguished from other genera by a unique combination of chara