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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Fusconaia"”.
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Genetic And Morphological Assessment Of Pigtoe Mussels (unionidae: Pleurobemini: Fusconaia/pleurobema Spp.) in Ozark Drainages
… Pleurobemini classifications. Specifically, Fusconaia has been shown to harbor cryptic diversity within drainages of the Ozarks. Further, Pleurobema rubrum and P. sintoxia have been shown to be possible conspecifics despite have differing shell morphologies. This study sought to use the COI …
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Life history of the endangered shiny pigtoe pearly mussel, Fusconaia edgariana, in the North Fork Holston River, Virginia
The life history of Fusconaia edgariana, the endangered shiny pigtoe pearly mussel, was determined in a two-year study at North Holston Ford, North Fork Holston River (NEHRM 86.9) above Saltville, Virginia. Sixty 0.5m² Quadrats indicated a mean density of 10.6 mussels/m², representing 1 species. …
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Life history of the endangered fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel, Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea, 1840), in the Clinch River, Virginia
… hosts, and age and growth characteristics of Fusconaia cuneolus were studied in the upper Clinch River, Virginia during 1986 and 1987. This summer brooder is gravid from mid-May through late July, releasing most glochidia in midJune. Gills of gravid females assume the color of enclosed …
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Assessment of morphological and molecular genetic variation of freshwater mussel species belonging to the genera Fusconaia, Pleurobema, and Pleuronaia in the upper Tennessee River basin
Select freshwater mussels in the genera Fusconaia, Pleurobema, and Pleuronaia were collected primarily in the upper Tennessee River basin from 2012 to 2014 for phylogenetic and morphological assessments. Freshwater mussels in these genera are similar in appearance, hence the need for phylogenetic …
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Development of Molecular and Morphological Resources for Identification and Monitoring of Freshwater Mussel Species in the Genera Fusconaia and Pleurobema in the Green River, Kentucky
Freshwater mussel species in the genera Fusconaia and Pleurobema are particularly challenging to identify in the field. In this study, mussels from these genera were collected from the Green River, Kentucky for genetic and morphological analyses. I used molecular markers to detect any cryptic …
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Population Genetic Structure of Unionid Mussels Across Multiple Gulf Drainages
… Pleurobema riddellii (Louisiana Pigtoe), Fusconaia askewi (Texas Pigtoe), and Potamilus amphichaenus (Texas Heelsplitter). Principal component and admixture analyses paired with genetic distance estimates (GST) of these species demonstrated clear interspecific and intraspecific …
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Ebonyshell Host Identification and Reproductive Biology
<p>The ebonyshell (Fusconaia ebena) is an abundant and commercially important species of freshwater mussel that has been nearly extirpated from the Upper Mississippi River by the effects of navigational dams on its primary fish host, the skipjack herring. I investigated the reproductive biology of …
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The influence of hydrological variability on the spatial distribution and orientation of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae).
… river. Amblema plicata, Pyganodon grandis, and Fusconaia flava characterized event sites and Elliptio dilatata, Lampsilis radiata, and Lasmigona costata characterized stable sites. Apparently, some unionids can be associated with specific hydrological river types and their distribution can be …