ASIAN CLAM

Asian Clam: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
    http://nas.er.usgs.gov/mollusks/docs/co_flumi.html
    This site discusses the identification, native range, means, and impact of introduction 

Asian Clam: Florida Caribbean Science Center & U.S. Geological Survey
    http://www.fcsc.usgs.gov/corbicula3.pdf
    This information bulletin includes the identification, native range, life history, habitat, occurrences, impacts, and control and management.

Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) in the Gulf of Mexico Region
    http://www.gsmfc.org/nis/nis/Corbicula_fluminea.html
    This site provides information regarding Asian clam including its features, biology, maximum size, distribution, current status of this species in the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems, potential impacts, and references. 

Asian Clam: Illinois Natural History Survey Mollusk Collection
    http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/musselmanual/page174_5.html
    This site introduces key characters, description, habitat, and status.

Invertebrate Anatomy: Corbicula fluminea: Department of Biology, Lander University
    http://www.lander.edu/rsfox/corbicula.html
    This page provides very detailed descriptions about this species (e.g., Shell, Soft Anatomy, Mantle and mantle cavity, etc.)

Asiatic Clam, Corbicula fluminea: Ecology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
   
http://www.pnl.gov/ecology/Rivers/Aquarium/Clam.html
    This site shows life history of the Asian Clam, and explain how to raise and feed this clam in the classroom with figures.

Asian Clam: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Zebra Mussel Information System
   
http://www.wes.army.mil/el/zebra/zmis/zmishelp4/corbicula_fluminea_the_asian_clam_larva.htm 
    This page includes very detailed species description with good figures.

Invasion of Corbicula Fluminea, the Asiatic Clam, into the Norfolk Broads: Aquatic Ecology Group, Cambridge University
   
http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/aldridge/corbicula.html
    This site introduces Stephan Mueller's field trip story related to the Asiatic clam.


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