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Aquatic Species at Risk Sydenham Watershed Mussles |
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Mapleleaf |
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The Mapleleaf shell is thick, quadrate in outline and ranges in colour from yellowish green through light brown to dark brown. Canadian specimens reach 125 mm in length, 100 mm in height and 50 mm in width. Interior of the shell is white with heavy hinge teeth. This heavy shelled mussel that is shaped like a maple leaf, is still alive in small areas of watersheds dominated by agriculture. Past and continuing declines due to habitat loss and degradation are threatening populations. The mussel has also been lost from the Great Lakes and connecting channels due to zebra mussels. To learn more click on the picture
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Sydenham Species At Risk c/o St. Clair Region Conservation Authority 205 Mill Pond Cres., Strathroy, ON N7G 3P9 2001 Sydenham River Recovery Team |
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