Biology:Ligumia nasuta

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Ligumia nasuta
Ligumia nasuta - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03465.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Ligumia
Species:
L. nasuta
Binomial name
Ligumia nasuta
Say, 1817

Ligumia nasuta, the eastern pondmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada.[1] Only two populations are known from Canada.[2] Like many Unionoid mussels, female eastern pondmussels display a lure to attract their fish hosts (see video, right). File:Ligumia.ogv

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bogan, A.E. & Woolnough, D. 2017. Ligumia nasuta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T11967A69491281. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T11967A69491281.en. Downloaded on 11 January 2019.
  2. http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=961

Wikidata ☰ Q373637 entry