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Salamander Mussel

Simpsonaias ambigua

Classification

Family
Unionidae

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. Ecology Salamander mussels are a freshwater mussel species notable for their obligate parasitic relationship with the mudpuppy salamander (Necturus maculosus).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 15Canada · 6