Ptychobranchus subtentum
Ptychobranchus subtentum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Ptychobranchus |
Species: | P. subtentum
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Binomial name | |
Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say, 1825)
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Ptychobranchus subtentum, also known as the fluted kidneyshell, is a
mollusk in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States.[1]
Reproduction
All Unionidae are known to use the gills, fins, or skin of a host fish for nutrients during the larval
black flies. When a fish bites the capsule bait, the Ptychobranchus subtentum larvae are forced out through the mimic capsule's "eyes" and then attach to the gills of the host fish.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ptychobranchus subtentum". NatureServe. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ M. C. Barnhart (1998–2006). "Fluted kidneyshell: Ptychobranchus subtentum". Unio Gallery.