What we know about L. fortunei (golden mussel)
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The Limnoperna fortunei is a bivalve mussel
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It is adapted to freshwater environments.
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It is native to rivers and lakes of Southeast Asia.
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Colonize non-toxic substrates.
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Form biological inlays (macrofouling)
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He entered South America in 1991 through the Río de la Plata
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It presents problems in all freshwater systems
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L. fortunei differs in general from native bivalves in:
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Brochure form, internal anatomy and way of life
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Reproductive strategy and life cycle
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Age and individual growth
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Dispersion mechanism
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Negative impact on ecosystems
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High growth rate
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Great adaptive reproductive energy
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Strong dispersion capacity
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It has no natural enemies in the new ecosystem, predators or competitors for resources.
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The golden mussel belongs to:
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Phylum Mollusca
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Bivalvia Class,
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Family Mytilidae, which includes mussels and marine mussels, which are bisadas forms of equal leaflets.
Anatomy of L. fortunei
