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Dreissena rostriformis bugensis - http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=95
Factsheet on the Quagga Mussel, with photographs, range map, and much information on the status of this introduced species. |
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Field Guide to Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mollusk/fieldguide.html
Online version of book of the same name, published by the Illinois Natural History Survey. |
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Dreissena polymorpha - http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=5
Factsheet on the Zebra Mussel, with photographs, range map, and much information on the status of this introduced species. |
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Bivalves - Taxonomy on a Half-Shell - http://peet.fieldmuseum.org/
Bivalve taxonomy information and research. Includes extensive biobliographic information on bivalve genera. Part of the Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) project of the National Science Foundation. |
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Unio Gallery - http://unionid.missouristate.edu/
Photographs and videos of freshwater pearly mussels (unionoids) of North America. |
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Freshwater Mussel Genera of the World - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~ksc/MusselGenera.html
Illustrations and information about the various groups. |
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Tennessee Freshwater Mussels - http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permanent/mussels/
McClung Museum virtual exhibit that explores the biology and history of these bivalves. |
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Exotic Aquatics of the Gulf Coast: Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) - http://lamer.lsu.edu/exotics/zebramussel/
Louisiana State University provides general information, the history of this mollusc in the United States, and its impact on the environment. |
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American Oyster - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/american_oyster.htm
Information on this shellfish, Crassostrea virginica, its habitat, life cycle and the threats it faces. |
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Teredo navalis: Naval Shipworm - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Teredo_navalis.htm
Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information. |
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Perna viridis: Asian Green Mussel - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Perna_viridis.htm
Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information. |
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Mytella charruana: Charru Mussel - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Mytella_charruana.htm
Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information. |
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Mercenaria mercenaria: Hard Clam - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Mercen_mercen.htm
Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and special status. |
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Cyrtopleura costata: Angelwing Clam - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Cyrtop_costat.htm
Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and special status. |
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Atlantic Ribbed Mussel: Geukensia demissa - http://www.assateague.com/ribbed-m.html
Photographs and information on this species. |
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Argopecten gibbus: Callico Scallop - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Argope_gibbus.htm
Photographs and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and special status. |
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Swan Mussel Larvae - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art97/marsnip.html
Article by Mike Samworth on the reproduction of these bivalves and a link between them and the bitterling, a freshwater fish. |
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Hard Clam - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/hard_clam.htm
Information on this shellfish, Mercenaria mercenaria, its description, life cycle and habitat. |
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Atlantic Ribbed Mussel - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/ribbedmussel.htm
General information and a photograph of this shellfish, its biology, range, habitat and ecology. |
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Ribbed Mussels: Geukensia demissa - http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/biology/franz/biology25/MUSSELS.HTM
Ecology and life history, feeding biology, shell growth, dispersal, survivorship, reproduction, taxonomy, distribution and importance. |
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Mytilus edulus: Blue Mussel - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/mytilus.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about this mollusc, its systematics, external anatomy and internal anatomy. |
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Actinonaias: Freshwater Mussel - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/actinonaias.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about this mollusc, its systematics, natural history, external anatomy, internal anatomy and behavior. |
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Corbicula fluminea: Asian Clam - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/corbicula.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about this mollusc, its systematics, external anatomy and internal anatomy. |
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Sphaerium, Eupera, Pisidium and Musculium: Fingernail Clams - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/sphaerium.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about these molluscs, their systematics, external anatomy and internal anatomy. |
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Mercenaria mercenaria: Quahog - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/mercenaria.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about this mollusc, its systematics, external anatomy and internal anatomy, with additional notes on Tapes japonicus. |
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Crassostrea virginica: American Oyster - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/crassostrea.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about this mollusc, its systematics, natural history, external anatomy, internal anatomy and behavior. |
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Argopecten irradians: Bay Scallop - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/argopecten.html
Information from the Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine about this mollusc, its systematics, external anatomy and internal anatomy, with additional notes on Placopecten magellanicus. |
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Oyster Reefs - http://www.vims.edu/fish/oyreef/reef_page.html
Information about oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay region. |
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American Oyster: Crassostrea virginica - http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3082
Information on this species, its description and identifying features, and its biology. |