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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Ligodonta obscura

Genbank Accession PV738967 (COI): voucher & citations
     Ligodonta obscura Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025

Voucher/Isolate Data

NCSM_75431 (Lasu3). Little River adjacent to NC 134 [North Carolina].

Associated Genbank Accessions: COI: PV738967, ITS1: PV739328

Taxonomic Opinions/Usage

• Ligodonta obscura Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan, 2025, sp. nov. — Perkins et al. (2025)