Cristaria plicata

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

Cristaria plicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Cristaria
Species:
C. plicata
Binomial name
Cristaria plicata
Leach, 1815

Distribution

This species is native to northeast Asia and now also present in parts of southeast Asia.[2][3][4][5] This large mussel is listed as endangered in South Korea.

Biology

The mitochondrial genome of this species was sequenced in 2011 or 2012.[6]

Human uses

In China, this species is significant as "one of the most important freshwater mussels for pearl production in the country."[7] It is used for medicinal purposes.[8]

References
  1. Bogan, A.E. & Lopes-Lima , M. 2019. Cristaria plicata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T166309A98189722. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T166309A98189722.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2019.
  2. http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/2415673. accessed 2014.09.06
  3. 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://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/166309/0%5B%5D. Accessed 2014.09.06
  4. http://eol.org/pages/4751786/overview. Accessed 2014.09.06
  5. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/165446. Accessed 2014.09.06
  6. Lee, Jin Hee; Choi, Eun Hwa; Kim, Sang Ki; Ryu, Shi Hyun; Hwang, Ui Wook (2012). "Mitochondrial genome of the cockscomb pearl mussel Cristaria plicata (Bivalvia, Unionoida, Unionidae)". Mitochondrial DNA. 23 (1): 39–41. doi:10.3109/19401736.2011.643882. PMID 22295867.
  7. Xie, Yanhai; Hu, Baoching; Wen, Chungen; Mu, Songniu (2011). "Morphology and phagocytic ability of hemocytes from Cristaria plicata". Aquaculture. 310 (3–4): 245–251. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.09.034.
  8. http://www.epilepsynaturapedia.com/index.php/Cristaria_plicata. Accessed 2014.09.06
  • Bogan, A. (2013). "FADA Bivalvia: World checklist of Freshwater Bivalvia Species" (version Jan 2013). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 11 March 2013 (Roskov, Y.et al., eds). Online: www.catalogueoflife.org/col/. Species 2000: Reading, UK.


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