Adaptive variation in palp and gill size of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1130-1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry S. Payne ◽  
Andrew C. Miller ◽  
Erica D. Hubertz ◽  
Jin Lei
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
Solids Concentration ◽  
Gill Area ◽  
Clam Corbicula ◽  
History Of

Significant interpopulation differences occur in palp to gill area ratios of two nonindigenous species of freshwater bivalves in North America, Dreissena polymorpha and Corbicula fluminea. Larger palps (both species) and smaller gills (C. fluminea) occur in individuals from habitats characterized by a relatively high suspended solids concentration. The extremely brief evolutionary history of both species in North America is strong evidence that these differences in palp to gill area ratios are ecophenotypic.

scholarly journals SNP identification and validation in two invasive species: zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
L. Peñarrubia ◽  
◽  
J. Viñas ◽  
N. Sanz ◽  
B. L. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
Asian Clam ◽  
Clam Corbicula

scholarly journals SNP identification and validation in two invasive species: zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Peñarrubia ◽  
◽  
J. Viñas ◽  
N. Sanz ◽  
B. L. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
Asian Clam ◽  
Clam Corbicula

Identification of larvae: the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), quagga mussel (Dreissena rosteriformis bugensis), and Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Nichols ◽  
M. G. Black
Keyword(s):  
Shell Length ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
The United States ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Shell Size ◽  
Asian Clam ◽  
Clam Corbicula ◽  
Asian Clams

There are presently four freshwater bivalves in the United States that produce larvae or veligers commonly found in the water column: two forms of Asian clams and two species of dreissenids. Portions of the geographic range of three of these bivalves, one species of Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), and quagga mussels (Dreissena rosteriformis bugensis), overlap, causing problems with larval identification. To determine which characteristics can be used to separate larval forms, adult Asian clams, quaggas, and zebra mussels were brought into the laboratory and induced to spawn, and the resulting larvae were reared. Hybrids between quaggas and zebra mussels were also produced, but not reared to maturity. Characteristics allowing for the most rapid and accurate separation of larvae were hinge length, shell length/height, shell shape, shell size, and the presence or absence of a foot and velum. These characteristics were observed in laboratory-reared larvae of known parentage and field-caught larvae of unknown parentage. In most cases, larvae of the Asian clam can be readily separated from those produced by either type of dreissenid on the basis of shell size and presence of a foot. Separating the gametes and embryos of the two types of dreissenids is not possible, but after shell formation, most of the larval stages can be distinguished. Hinge length, shell length/height, and the similarity in size of the shell valves can be used to separate straight-hinged, umbonal, pediveliger, and plantigrade larvae. Quagga × zebra mussel hybrids show characteristics of both parents and are difficult to identify.

Effects of temperature and chronic hypoxia on survivorship of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1564-1572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D Johnson ◽  
Robert F McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Chronic Hypoxia ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Hypoxia Tolerance ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Clam Corbicula ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
Four Levels

We examined the effects of four levels of chronic hypoxic stress at three temperatures on the survivorship of Dreissena polymorpha and Corbicula fluminea to assess the efficacy of O2 deprivation as a macrofouling control treatment and examine if critical hypoxia limits support reported distribution patterns. At 25°C, the hypoxia tolerance was examined at Po2 = 7.9, 11.9, 15.9, 23.8, and 31.8 Torr (1 Torr = 133.322 Pa) or 5, 7.5, 10, 15, and 20% of full air O2 saturation (Po2 = 159 Torr). At 15°C, the hypoxia tolerance to 7.9, 11.9, and 15.9 Torr was tested and at 7.9 Torr for 5°C treatments. For both species, Po2 and temperature influenced survivorship dramatically with increasing survivorship at higher Po2 and decreasing temperatures. At 25°C, C. fluminea experienced mortality at 7.9, 11.9, and 15.9 Torr, with LT50 values of 144, 216, and 216 h, respectively, versus 288, 384, and 480 h for the 15°C exposures. Dreissena polymorpha treatments had LT50 values of 120, 216, and 216 h at 25°C for the 7.9-, 11.9-, and 15.9-Torr treatments versus 26% mortality after 600 h and 28% mortality after 720 h at 15°C. The 7.9-Torr treatments at 5°C had LT50 values of 480 h for C. fluminea and 1056 h for D. polymorpha. This study showed that both species displayed broad seasonal variation in hypoxia tolerance and that hypoxia limits may be used to assess infestation risk.

Comparative response of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, to DGH/QUAT, a nonoxidizing molluscicide

1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 183-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph R. Bidwell ◽  
Jerry L. Farris ◽  
Donald S. Cherry
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Corbicula Fluminea ◽  
Asian Clam ◽  
Clam Corbicula ◽  
Comparative Response

Evolutionary history of alpine and subalpineDaphniain western North America

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 1512-1522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooks E. Miner ◽  
Roland A. Knapp ◽  
John K. Colbourne ◽  
Michael E. Pfrender
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Western North America ◽  
History Of

Projected Distribution of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in North America

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1389-1395 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Strayer
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Running Waters ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Lake Bottom ◽  
European Distribution ◽  
Cold Lakes ◽  
Warm Lakes

An analysis of the European distribution of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, shows that the species probably will spread over much of North America. Only softwater districts and the extreme northern and southern parts of the continent are unlikely to be colonized. Within this range, D. polymorpha is most likely to be found in large, hardwater lakes and in running waters more than 30 m wide. Populations of D. polymorpha probably will spread over a larger part of the lake bottom in shallow, warm lakes than in deep, cold lakes. I could not make any predictions about the expected population densities of D. polymorpha in either lakes or streams.

A review of the early life history of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha): comparisons with marine bivalves

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1169-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Daniel Ackerman ◽  
Blair Sim ◽  
S. Jerrine Nichols ◽  
Renata Claudi
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Larval Shell ◽  
Planktonic Larva ◽  
External Fertilization ◽  
Marine Bivalves ◽  
History Of

The ecological and economic impacts of the introduced zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas)) have been due in part to a life history that is conserved with marine bivalves but unique among the indigenous freshwater fauna. There are a number of life history events in D. polymorpha that follow external fertilization and embryology. The first is a brief trochophore stage. The development of a velum and secretion of a larval shell lead to a D-shaped veliger, which is the first recognizable planktonic larva. Later a second larval shell is secreted and this veliconcha is the last obligate free-swimming veliger. Conversely, the last larval stage, the pediveliger, can either swim using its velum or crawl using its foot. Pediveligers select substrates on which they "settle" by secreting byssal threads and undergo metamorphosis to become plantigrade mussels. The secretion of the adult shell and change in growth axis lead to the convergent heteromyarian shape. Zebra mussels produce byssal threads as adults, but these attachments may be broken, enabling the mussels to translocate to new areas. The recognition of these life history features will lead to a better understanding of zebra mussel biology. In summary, life history stages of zebra mussels are similar to those of marine bivalves and should be identified morphologically rather than on the basis of size.

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