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Simpsonaias ambigua (salamander mussel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Simpsonaias ambigua, the salamander mussel, Mudpuppy Mussel, is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is unique among freshwater mussels in using mudpuppies as its glochidial host. It is the only freshwater mussel known to have a non-fish host.
View Wikipedia Record: Simpsonaias ambigua

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Simpsonaias ambigua

Attributes

Water Biome [1]  Rivers and Streams
Diet [1]  Planktivore, Detritivore

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0