For the past 7 or so years I have enjoyed surveying for and learning about freshwater mussels, one of the most interesting and at-risk groups of native organisms. I would highly recommend checking out the Unio Gallery for some great video on the amazing reproduction techniques of freshwater mussels. Anyway the field notes above are from a day spent in the Grand River of northeastern Ohio, both of these very similar looking mussels are present in the Grand.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Black sandshell or Spike?
For the past 7 or so years I have enjoyed surveying for and learning about freshwater mussels, one of the most interesting and at-risk groups of native organisms. I would highly recommend checking out the Unio Gallery for some great video on the amazing reproduction techniques of freshwater mussels. Anyway the field notes above are from a day spent in the Grand River of northeastern Ohio, both of these very similar looking mussels are present in the Grand.
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