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Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
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intertidal and infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 90 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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The larvae of ribbed mussels settle on subtidal oyster reefs, in intertidal salt marshes and on man-made structures in these habitats. Sometimes they attach to one another in aggregations or to clumps of hollow grass stems (Spartina alterniflora) in low marshes. They are most abundant at the lowest shore levels within salt marshes and occur in small numbers in the high marsh zone above the average high water mark.
These mussels can tolerate water temperatures up to 133 degrees F (56°C) and and wide range of salinities, from near fresh water up to 70 ppt (twice the concentration of seawater).
Habitat Regions: saltwater or marine
Aquatic Biomes: benthic ; reef ; coastal ; brackish water
Wetlands: marsh
Other Habitat Features: estuarine ; intertidal or littoral
- Kuenzler, E. 1961. Structure and energy flow of a mussel population in a Georgia salt marsh. Limnology and Oceanography, 6: 191-204.
- Franz, D., J. Tanacredi. 1993. Variablility in growth and age structure amoung populations of ribbed mussels Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn)(Bivalivia; Mytilidae), in Jamaica Bay, New York (Gatewaya NRA). The Veliger, 36: 220-227.
- Franz, D. 1997. Resource alloacation in the intertidal salt-marsh mussel Geukensia demissa in relation to shore level. Estuaries, 20: 134-148.
- Franz, D. 1993. Allometry of shell and body weight in relation to shore level in the intertidal bivalve Geukensia demissa (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Journal Experimental Marine Biology Ecology, 174: 193-207.
- Bertness, M., E. Grosholz. 1985. Population dynamics of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa: The costs and benefits of an aggregated distribution. Oecologia, 67: 192-204.
- Lin, J. 1989. Influence of location in a salt marsh on survivorship of ribbed mussels. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 56: 105-110.
- Coen, L., M. Luckenbach. 2000. Developing success criteria and goals for evaluating oyster reef restoration: ecological function or resource exploitation?. Ecological Engineering, 15: 323-343.
- Luckenbach, C., L. Coen, P. Ross, Jr., J. Stephen. 2005. Oyster reef habitat restoration: Relationships between oyster abundance and community development based on two studies in Virginia and South Carolina. Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue, 40: 64-78.
- Coen, L., K. Walters. 2005. "Ribbed mussels" (On-line). South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Accessed March 11, 2007 at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/cwcs/pdf/Ribbedmussel%20.pdf.
- Stiven, A., E. Kuenzler. 1979. The response of two salt marsh molluscs, Littorina irrorata and Geukensia demissa, to field manipulations of density and Spartina litter. Ecological Monographs, 49: 151-171.
- Waite, J., D. Hansen, K. Little. 1989. The protein of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa): a natural adhesive with some features of collagen. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 159/5: 517-25.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 87
Specimens with Barcodes: 87
Species With Barcodes: 1
Depth range based on 70 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 95
Temperature range (°C): 6.870 - 23.797
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.534 - 10.831
Salinity (PPS): 32.282 - 36.395
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.352 - 6.764
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.119 - 1.015
Silicate (umol/l): 1.193 - 7.574
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 95
Temperature range (°C): 6.870 - 23.797
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.534 - 10.831
Salinity (PPS): 32.282 - 36.395
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.352 - 6.764
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.119 - 1.015
Silicate (umol/l): 1.193 - 7.574
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This species is not rare, and not considered in need of special conservation effort.
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
State of Michigan List: no special status
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Depth range based on 13 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 4 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 57
Temperature range (°C): 7.337 - 9.208
Nitrate (umol/L): 3.829 - 4.585
Salinity (PPS): 32.282 - 33.276
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.091 - 6.764
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.547 - 0.736
Silicate (umol/l): 2.666 - 4.744
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1 - 57
Temperature range (°C): 7.337 - 9.208
Nitrate (umol/L): 3.829 - 4.585
Salinity (PPS): 32.282 - 33.276
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.091 - 6.764
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.547 - 0.736
Silicate (umol/l): 2.666 - 4.744
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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When covered with water, the mussels opens and cilia on its gills draw water and food in. The ribbed mussel's primary diet consists of microscopic plankton and particles of detritus.
Animal Foods: zooplankton
Plant Foods: phytoplankton
Other Foods: detritus ; microbes
Foraging Behavior: filter-feeding
Primary Diet: planktivore ; detritivore
- Wright, R., R. Coffin, C. Ersing, D. Pearson. 1982. Field and laboratory measurements of bivalve filtration of natural marine bacterioplankton. Limnology and Oceanography, 27: 91-98.
- Newell, S., C. Krambeck. 1995. Responses of bacterioplankton to tidal inundations of a saltmarsh in a flume and adjacent mussel enclosures. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 190: 79-95.
- Kemp, P., S. Newall, C. Krambeck. 1990. Effects of filter-feeding by the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa on the water-column microbiota of Spartina alterniflora saltmarsh. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 50: 119-131.
- Kreeger, D., C. Langdon, R. Newell. 1988. Utilization of refractory cellulosic carbon derived from Spartina alterniflora by the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 42: 171-179.
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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