Ligumia nasuta
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).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Ligumia |
| Species: | L. nasuta |
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| Ligumia nasuta Say, 1817 | |
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References
- 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.
- http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=961
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