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Construction of the Phylogeny of Freshwater Mollusks by Paleozoogeographic Data Based on the Example of the Family Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia)
This article is devoted to the development of a consistent pattern of phylogenetic relationships between genera and species of the family...
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Sensitivity of newly transformed juveniles of the freshwater pearl mussel: Margaritifera margaritifera to acute toxicity of a wide range of contaminants
The freshwater pearl mussel (FWPM) Margaritifera margaritifera is a bivalve mollusk critically endangered in Europe. There is a special concern about...
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Growth Biorhythms of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Bivalvia, Margaritiferidae), Nemina River Population (Karelia)
AbstractIndividual linear growth was studied in 23 specimens of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera by measuring successive...
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Quantitative Evaluation of Mantle Attachment Scars on the Shell of Margaritifera dahurica
The quantitative parameters of mantle attachment scars have been studied in freshwater mussel Margaritifera dahurica Middendorff, 1850...
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Molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology reveal the species validity and systematic position of Lepidodesma (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
Increasingly sophisticated molecular techniques and research tools have greatly advanced the understanding of species diversity and phylogenetic...
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Growth Biorhythms of the European Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Bivalvia, Margaritiferidae) of the Varzuga River Population (Murmansk Oblast)
AbstractThe individual linear growth of 90 specimens of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera was studied by measuring the...
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Variability of mitochondrial ORFans hints at possible differences in the system of doubly uniparental inheritance of mitochondria among families of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida)
BackgroundSupernumerary ORFan genes (i.e., open reading frames without obvious homology to other genes) are present in the mitochondrial genomes of...
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Zoogeography, ecology, and conservation status of the large freshwater mussels in Sweden
The Swedish fauna of native Unionids contains one Margaritiferidae species, six Unionidae species and four non-native species, one Unionidae, two...
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About the Origin of the Family Allocreadiidae (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida)
AbstractThe phylogenetic relationships established in the family Allocreadiidae by genetic methods suggest that the center of origin, distribution,...
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Freshwater mussel glochidia infesting anadromous Gaspereau below a hydroelectric generating station: implications for mussel conservation
The Wolastoq | Saint John River (W|SJR) in New Brunswick, Canada, is regulated by hydroelectric dams with the largest and furthest downstream being...
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Snails, Limpets and Mussels: Mollusca
Besides several small, marine groups, the phylum of molluscs (Mollusca) contains three large, well-known classes, that of the gastropods (snails and...
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Population decline of an endangered unionid, Pronodularia japanensis, in streams is revealed by eDNA and conventional monitoring approaches
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is useful to detect the presence of aquatic organisms from water samples, especially for rare and cryptic species. Two...
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Loss of Large Bivalves in the Rivers of the Southern Primorye (Russian Far East) in Summer and Autumn of 2021
AbstractMass mortality of Unionidae from the genera Middendorffinaia, Buldowskia, and Sinanodonta was observed in the plain rivers of the south of...
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Biorhythms of Margaritifera margaritifera (Bivalvia, Margaritiferidae) Freshwater Pearl Mussel Growth: Population of Syuskyuyanioki River (Karelia)
It was demonstrated that individual linear growth of the Margaritifera margaritifera freshwater bivalve mollusk in Syuskyuyanioki River is...
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Revealing a conservation challenge towards floodplain disconnection: decreasing turnover and increasing nestedness of mollusc metacommunities
Floodplain disconnection (FDC) has become a profound threat to many large river floodplains. Despite current research examining the impacts of FDC on...
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Mollusca: Bivalvia and Gastropoda
Among the different groups of mollusks represented in the fossil record, bivalves and gastropods have been widely used in paleoenvironmental...
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Phylogeographic study of the West Australian freshwater mussel, Westralunio carteri, uncovers evolutionarily significant units that raise new conservation concerns
South-western Australia is isolated from other forested regions of Australia by desert and bounded on southern and western sides by the Southern and...
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Shell morphology, growth and longevity of Unio tumidus (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from an archaeological site and contemporary population inhabiting the Oder estuary
Mussel shells are often found in archaeological excavations and can provide information useful for ecological reconstruction and assessment of...
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The effects of endangered freshwater pearl mussels on channel morphology and flow in a low-gradient sandy river
Conservation of ecosystem engineers, which modulates the surrounding habitat by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials, is...
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Freshwater Mollusca of the Circumpolar Arctic: a review on their taxonomy, diversity and biogeography
Since the end of the 19th century, the circumpolar fauna of freshwater Mollusca has not been reviewed despite the substantial increase of knowledge...
