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Mystery Clams

Started by Guest_fishlvr_* , Aug 26 2007 06:57 PM

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#1 Guest_fishlvr_*

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 06:57 PM

What kind of clams are these? They look a lot like those introduced Asian clams.

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#2 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 07:02 PM

Yeah, I'd say that they're Corbicula Asiatic clams.

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#3 Guest_fishlvr_*

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 07:14 PM

Well that sucks. They've infested my entire creek. I never knew we had clams back there until I found this REALLY tiny clear clam. Then I started finding these guys. Are their larvae parasitic? I read somewhere that they are, and if so, I don't want their babies living in my fish.

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#4 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 08:07 PM

The larvae of native Unionid mussels are parasitic, in the form of glochidia. I don't think that the Asiatics do that. The effect of Asiatics on local ecosystems is still in some debate. They definitely take advantage of disrupted ecosystems, but they may not have a strong negative influence on native mussels who are usually negatively affected by other factors. And the good news is that muskrats and other native predators like to eat Asiatics. Zebra mussels, on the other hand,...