Ligumia nasuta

Ligumia nasuta (eastern pondmussel) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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• Freshwater mussel tv eastern pondmussel ligumia nasuta mantle lure display
• Eastern pondmussel ligumia nasuta displaying females
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This species is endemic to the United States and Canada, with only two known Canadian populations. Like many Unionoid mussels, female eastern pondmussels display a lure to attract their fish hosts (see video). Underwater video of a female L. nasuta displaying