Thread by @TimLane13

We have a lot of species in grow-out at #VDWR_AWCC. So, I figured all you field biologists might appreciate photos to reference for small juveniles found in the stream…Keep in mind some are endemic to the Clinch/Powell rivers but their close relatives look similar. Thread 👇

I’ll try to stick to Alphabetical order but forgive me if I get off a little…

1)Actinonaias ligamentina (Mucket) 1 yr-old

1) A ligamentina 2 yr-old

2) Actinonaias perctorosa (Pheasantshell) 1 yr-old

A. pectorosa 2 yr-old

3) Alasmidonta marginata (Elktoe) 1 yr-old

4) Alasmidonta viridis (Slippershell) 3 yr-old

5) Cambrunio (=Villosa) iris (Rainbow) 1 yr-old

6) Cyclonaias tuberculata (Purple Wart-back) 1 yr-old

Cyprogenia stegaria (Fanshell) 3 yr-old

8) Dromus dromas (Dromedary Pearlymussel) 1 yr-old

9) Epioblasma aureola (Golden Riffleshell) 2 yr-old

10) Epioblasma brevidens (Cumberlandian combshell) 1 yr-old

11) Epioblasma capsaeformis (Oyster Mussel) 1 yr-old

12) Epioblasma triquetra (Snuffbox) 1 yr-old

13) Eurynaia dilatata (Spike) 1 yr-old

14) Lampsilis abrupta (Pink Mucket) 6 yr-old…sorry, not a juv…it’s the only one we have here at the moment

15) Lampsilis fasciola (Wavy-rayed Lampmussel) 1 yr-old

16) Lampsilis ovata (Pocketbook) 1 yr-old

17) Lasmigona holstonia (Tennessee Heelsplitter) 1 yr-old

18) Lasmigona subviridis (Green Floater) 3 yr-old

Leaunio (=Villosa) vanuxamensis (Mountain Creekshell) 3 yr-old

20) Lemiox rimosus (Birdwing Pearlymussel) 1 yr-old

21) Ligumia recta (Black Sandshell) 2 yr-old

22) Medionidus conradicus (Cumberland Moccasinshell) 1 yr-old

23) Pleurobema plenum (Rough Pigtoe) 1 yr-old *parents were all confirmed via MtDNA 😉

24) Pleuronaia Cf. barnesiana (orange-foot form of Tennessee Pigtoe)

25) Ptychobranchus subtentus (Fluted Kidneyshell) 1 yr-old

P. subtentus 2 yr-old

26) Strophitus undulatus (Creeper) 4 yr-old. Again, sorry. These are only ones we have in house at the moment.

Theliderma cylindrica (strigillata) (‘Rough’ Rabbitsfoot) 1 yr-old

28) Theliderma intermedia (Cumberland Monkeyface) 1 yr-old

29) Theliderma sparsa (Appalachian Monkeyface) 1 yr-old. If you follow my tweets, you probably know this one well…

30) Tritigonia verrucosa (Pistolgrip) 1 yr-old

31) Venustaconcha trabalis (Tennessee Bean) 1 yr-old *both color morphs

F! I forgot ‘F.’
32) Fusconaia cor (Shiny Pigtoe) 1 yr-old

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