Biology:Ptychobranchus occidentalis
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Ptychobranchus occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Ptychobranchus |
| Species: | P. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychobranchus occidentalis (Conrad, 1836)
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Ptychobranchus occidentalis is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to the United States ,[1] where it is known from Arkansas, Kansas , Louisiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Its common name is Ouachita kidneyshell.[2]
This mussel packages its larvae, or glochidia, in a membranous conglutinate which resembles a small prey item. When a fish comes to investigate this lure, the glochidia attach to its gills and use it as a host during their development.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Ptychobranchus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T18827A8645284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18827A8645284.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18827/8645284. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Ptychobranchus occidentalis. NatureServe. 2012.
- ↑ Orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile) with the conglutinates of Ouachita kidneyshell, (Ptychobranchus occidentalis). Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society.
Wikidata ☰ Q3015007 entry
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