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Descriptor English:
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Unionidae
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Unionidae
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Unionidae
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Synonyms English:
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Mussel, Native
Mussels, Native
Native Mussel
Native Mussels
Unionid
Unionids
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.500.644.080.850
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Definition English:
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A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called glochidia, which requires attachment to the GILLS or fins of particular species of FISHES. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
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History Note English:
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2006
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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50421
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Unique Identifier:
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D049876
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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