Simpsonaias ambigua, the salamander mussel or mudpuppy mussel, is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. 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.[2]
| Salamander mussel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Anodontini |
| Genus: | Simpsonaias Frierson, 1914 |
| Species: | S. ambigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)
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| Synonyms | |
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Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say, 1825) | |
Distribution and conservation status edit
The mussel is native to the United States and Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed the Salamander mussel in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bogan, A.E.; Woolnough, D.; Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Simpsonaias ambigua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20247A62905797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T20247A62905797.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Simpsonaias ambigua Michigan Natural Features Inventory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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