Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil

Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil

The present study provides a species list of freshwater mussels from Catalão, the meeting of the Solimões and Negro rivers, in state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. Expeditions to collect molluscs were carried out between 2004 and 2006, during high and low water seasons. Three hundred and thirty-one b...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pimpão, Marcelo Rocha, Daniela Fettuccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2008-10-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/17735/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-817d06ef6f7047f8817164230a74ce522021-05-21T15:21:01ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2008-10-014439540010.15560/4.4.39517735Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, BrazilDaniel Pimpão0Marcelo Rocha1Daniela Fettuccia2Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaThe present study provides a species list of freshwater mussels from Catalão, the meeting of the Solimões and Negro rivers, in state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. Expeditions to collect molluscs were carried out between 2004 and 2006, during high and low water seasons. Three hundred and thirty-one bivalve shells, 25 valves, and 57 live specimens of four families and 10 species were identified. A single exotic species, Corbicula fluminea, represented over half the collected shells. All bivalve shells were photographed and registered at the mollusc collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/17735/download/pdf/
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Daniela Fettuccia
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title Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil
title_short Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil
title_full Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil
title_fullStr Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Freshwater mussels of Catalão, confluence of Solimões and Negro rivers, state of Amazonas, Brazil
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description The present study provides a species list of freshwater mussels from Catalão, the meeting of the Solimões and Negro rivers, in state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. Expeditions to collect molluscs were carried out between 2004 and 2006, during high and low water seasons. Three hundred and thirty-one bivalve shells, 25 valves, and 57 live specimens of four families and 10 species were identified. A single exotic species, Corbicula fluminea, represented over half the collected shells. All bivalve shells were photographed and registered at the mollusc collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus.
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