Cockscomb pearl mussel

Cockscomb pearl mussel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Palaeoheterodonta
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Cristaria
Species: C. picata
Leach, 1815
Binomial name
Cristaria plicata

The cockscomb pearl mussel, scientific name Cristaria plicata, is a freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

Distribution

This species is native to northeast Asia and now also present in parts of southeast Asia.[1][2][3][4] This large mussel is listed as endangered in South Korea.

Biology

The mitochondrial genome of this species was sequenced in 2011 or 2012.[5]

Human uses

In China, this species is significant as "one of the most important freshwater mussels for pearl production in the country."[6] It is used for medicinal purposes.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/2415673. accessed 2014.09.06
  2. ↑ Bogan, A.E. & Cummings, K. 2011. Cristaria plicate. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>Downloaded on 6 September 2014. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166309/0. Accessed 2014.09.06
  3. ↑ http://eol.org/pages/4751786/overview. Accessed 2014.09.06
  4. ↑ http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/165446. Accessed 2014.09.06
  5. ↑ "Mitochondrial genome of the cockscomb pearl mussel Cristaria plicata (Bivalvia, Unionoida, Unionidae)". Mitochondrial DNA. 23: 39–41. doi:10.3109/19401736.2011.643882.
  6. ↑ "Morphology and phagocytic ability of hemocytes from Cristaria plicata". Aquaculture. 310: 245–251. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.09.034.
  7. ↑ http://www.epilepsynaturapedia.com/index.php/Cristaria_plicata. Accessed 2014.09.06


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