Unionicola minor

Unionicola minor (Soar, 1900) - complex Published records: Montenegro: Pešić et al. (2021a), Zawal et al. (2020); North Macedonia: Królikowska et al. (2024). Distribution: Europe except Scandinavia. BINs: BOLD:AAU0335, BOLD:AEF4865. BIN Distribution: BOLD:AAU0335 (Sweden, the Netherlands, Montenegro, North Macedonia), BOLD:AEF4865 (Montenegro). Remarks: DNA barcode data show that there are at least four genetically divergent clusters in Europe, two of which are found in Montenegro. Therefore, U. minor must be redefined from type material and at least one of the genetic groups from the Balkans represents a species new to science.