2024
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62245-2
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Freshwater mussels prefer a diet of stramenopiles and fungi over bacteria

Isabella J. Maggard,
Kayla B. Deel,
Tina W. Etoll
et al.

Abstract: Freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) play a crucial role in freshwater river environments where they live in multi-species aggregations and often serve as long-lived benthic ecosystem engineers. Many of these species are imperiled and it is imperative that we understand their basic needs to aid in the reestablishment and maintenance of mussel beds in rivers. In an effort to expand our knowledge of the diet of these organisms, five species of mussel were introduced into enclosed systems in two experiments. … Show more

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