Limnoperna fortunei

Golden mussel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Limnoperna
Species:
L. fortunei
Binomial name
Limnoperna fortunei
(Dunker, 1857)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Dreissena siamensis Morelet, 1866
  • Limnoperna depressa Brandt & Temcharoen, 1971[3]
  • Limnoperna lacustris[3]
  • Limnoperna lemeslei Rochebrune, 1882
  • Limnoperna siamensis[3]
  • Limnoperna supoti Brandt, 1974[3]
  • Modiola cambodjensis Clessin, 1889
  • Modiola lacustris Martens, 1875
  • Mytilus martensi Neumayer, 1898
  • Volsella fortunei Dunker, 1857

Limnoperna fortunei, the golden mussel, is a medium-sized freshwater bivalve mollusc of the family Mytilidae. The native range of the species is China, but it has accidentally been introduced to North America, South America and several Asian countries where it has become an invasive species. It is considered to be an ecosystem engineer because it alters the nature of the water and the bottom habitats of lakes and rivers and modifies the associated invertebrate communities. It also has strong effects on the properties of the water column, modifying nutrient proportions and concentrations, increasing water transparency, decreasing phytoplankton and zooplankton densities, on which it feeds, and enhancing the growth of aquatic macrophytes. Because mussels attach to hard substrata, including the components of industrial, water-treatment and power plants, they have become a major biofouling problem in the areas invaded.

  1. ^ Bogan, A. (2012). "Limnoperna fortunei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T171818A1332873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T171818A1332873.en. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Huber, Markus (2010). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Ricciardi-1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).