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Descriptor English:   Unionidae 
Descriptor Spanish:   Unionidae 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Unionidae 
Synonyms English:   Mussels, Native  
Tree Number:   B01.500.644.080.850
Definition English:   A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called glochidia, which requires attachment to the GILLS or fins of particular species of FISHES. 
Indexing Annotation English:   as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
History Note English:   2006 
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Record Number:   50421 
Unique Identifier:   D049876 

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