Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Unionidae

Known as: Unionid, Native Mussels, Unionids 
A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

3 relations
Microbiologicalaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
2018
2018
Building a response network to investigate potential pathogens associated with unionid mortality events
2013
2013
Development of sensitive and specific molecular tools for the efficient detection and discrimination of potentially invasive mussel species of the genus Perna.
Marine mussels of the genus Perna include three species: P. canaliculus, P. viridis and P. perna. While P. canaliculus appears to… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Freshwater Mussel (Unionidae) Distribution and Demographics in Relation to Microhabitat in a First-Order Michigan Stream
Over one-third of Michigan’s native freshwater mussels (Unionidae) are classified as imperiled and a higher proportion of mussels… 
2006
2006
Are there hot spots for Elliptio complanata in the shallow littoral zone of a large Canadian Shield lake
The variability in habitat conditions in large lake basins may provide areas favourable for unionid recruitment and growth. Here… 
2003
2003
Reproductive Biology And Host Requirement Differences Among Isolated Populations Of Cyprogenia Aberti
Cyprogenia aberti, the Western fanshell, is a rare and threatened pearly mussel endemic to the Interior Highlands of Eastern… 
1998
1998
Factors affecting survival and recruitment of unionid mussels in small midwestern streams
1998
1998
Fossil glochidia (Bivalvia, Unionidae): identification and value in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
Preserved valves of fossil glochidia have been recovered from Holocene lake marls at Quidenham Mere, UK. Detailed morphological… 
1986
1986
Hybridization in a unionid faunal suture zone
1986
1986
Cadmium kinetics in freshwater clams. II. A comparative study of cadmium uptake and cellular distribution in the UnionidaeAnodonta cygnea, Anodonta anatina, andUnio pictorum
A comparative study was made of Cd accumulation in three species of Unionidae. Up to eleven weeks of exposure, patterns of… 
1980
1980
Trace element, radionuclide, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Unionidae mussels from northern Lake George.
Analyses of the soft tissues of three species of Unionidae mussels collected from northern Lake George, N.Y., showed tha t these…