Freshwater mussel
Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment
... in freshwater mussels has grown dramatically since the 1970s ( Strayer et ...the freshwater mussels, com- prises six nominal families and around 800 described species, although the exact number fluctuates as ...
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Setting the stage for new ecological indicator species: a holistic case study on the Iberian dolphin freshwater mussel Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793
... as freshwater mussels, are key elements of aquatic ecosystems ( Lopes-Lima et ...in freshwater ecosystems, has been declining dramatically over the last decades, with several species extinctions and many ...
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Lifting the curtain on the freshwater mussel diversity of the Italian Peninsula and Croatian Adriatic coast
... In a recent phylogeny M. bonellii clustered with the Middle Eeastern Leguminaia wheatleyi and the western North American Gonidea angulata within the tribe Gonideini (Lopes-Lima et al. 2017a ). Microcondylaea bonellii ...
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Glutathione dependent enzyme activities in the foot of three freshwater mussel species in the Sava river, Serbia
... In conclusion, our present study represents the first comprehensive report on activities of the investigated glutathione-dependent enzymes (GSH-Px, GR, and the phase II biotransformation enzyme GST) in the foot of three ...
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Development and multiplexing of microsatellite loci for the near threatened freshwater mussel Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798) using 454 sequencing
... The aim of this study was to develop and characterize microsatellites for the near threatened (Cuttelod et al., 2011) freshwater mussel, Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798), (Bivalvia: Unionoida). This ...
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Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae
... (freshwater mussel) families are present in the Northern Hemisphere; the Margaritiferidae, re- presenting the most threatened of unionid families, and the Unionidae, which include several genera of un- ...
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Genetic diversity of the pan-European freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia: Unionoida) based on CO1: new phylogenetic insights and implications for conservation
... duck mussel, Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758), is a convenient model organism for testing biogeographical hypotheses concerning European freshwater ecosystems, especially owing to its occurrence throughout ...
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Molecular cloning and mRNA expression of the peptidoglycan recognition protein gene HcPGRP1 and its isoform HcPGRP1a from the freshwater mussel Hyriopsis cumingi
... Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are innate immune molecules that have been structurally conserved throughout evolution in invertebrates and vertebrates. In this study, peptidoglycan recognition protein HcPGRP1 ...
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Transcriptomic profiling of differential responses to drought in two freshwater mussel species, the giant floater Pyganodon grandis and the pondhorn Uniomerus tetralasmus.
... of freshwater mussel species in the face of climate change and should aid in the development of molecular tools to monitor stress levels of mussels in drought- stricken ...
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Biomonitoring of Pb and Cd in Two Impacted Watersheds in Southeast Brazil, Using the Freshwater Mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia : Mycetopodidae) as a Biological Monitor
... A so called “active” type of monitoring as described by Kraak et al. (1991) was used, where organisms of a relatively pristine region were collected and transported to the sites under investigation. After a period of ...
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Morphology and distribution of the freshwater mussel Diplodon granosus, a rare and poorly understood species
... was confusing for a long time, receiving different taxonomic treatments. In this paper, we redescribe the shell, with new data on the soft parts and information on the distribution and conservation of D. granosus, a ...
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Fish hosts of the freshwater mussel Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936
... abundance in recent years, owing to climate change, habitat loss, fragmentation, water pollution, and overexploitation (Gomes ‐dos‐ Santos et al., 2019; Van Damme, Ghamizi, Soliman, & McIvor, 2010). The present study ...
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Massive mortality of the giant freshwater mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia: Mycetopodidae) during a severe drought in a Neotropical reservoir
... The population of A. trapesialis analyzed invests energy for longitudinal shell growth. This is probably related to the growth of the foot and demibranches as the shell increases. A large foot would optimize the time ...
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Mesozoic mitogenome rearrangements and freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) macroevolution
... in freshwater mussels of the Union- idae using, for the first time, a fossil-calibrated mitogenomic approach; (3) estimating the timing of major divergence events and comparing them to those of mitogenome rear- ...
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Satit Kovitvadhi In vitro Culture of Freshwater Mussel Juvenile Hyriopsis (Limnoscapha) myersiana (Lea, 1856)
... of environmental factors are known to influence shell morphology and the relative proportions of many bivalve species (Gasper et al. 2002). For examples, the type and quality of phytoplankton as a food source of the ...
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Phylogeny, phylogeography, and evolution in the Mediterranean region: news from a freshwater mussel (Potomida, Unionida)
... The Potomida genus (Bivalvia, Unionida) has a Circum-Mediterranean distribution and like other freshwa- ter mussel species, its populations have suffered dramatic declines. Although this genus is currently con- ...
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Oued Bouhlou: A new hope for the Moroccan pearl mussel
... This freshwater mussel also has an interesting life cycle that needs a fish as a host, is long‐lived, and is responsible for a range of ecosystem functions and services, including water purification (Sousa ...
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Record of the freshwater stingrays Potamotrygon
... Freshwater stingrays, or potamotrygonids, are restricted to Neotropical river drainages. These elasmobranchs are well adapted to freshwater environments and the number of described species gradually ...
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Texto-7_Lathrop et al 2002 Freshwater Biology
... and freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque) comprised 94–100% of the offshore fish community between 1981 and 1999 (UW-CFL, unpublished ...Adult freshwater drum are benthivorous, while all life ...
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Impact of harvest by humans on mussel populations around Easter
... The current macroeconomic scenario has subjected Portuguese coastal areas to greater human pressure caused by the ever-increasing shellfish harvest. Every year on Holy Friday, hundreds of people make their way to coastal ...
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