Biologist extracting glochidia from the plain pocketbook

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
09/30/2015
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Extracting glochidia from the plain pocketbook (Lampsilis cardium) using the syringe method. The mussel is held over a clean container with the ventral margin facing up and the anterior end facing away. Photo: Ryan Hagerty, USFWS.
Species
Lampsilis cardium
Subject tags
Work of the Service
Science
Rivers and streams
Restoration
Research
Freshwater mussels
Equipment
Ecosystem recovery
Biologists (USFWS)