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Submitted March 22, 2018
Published 2018-03-22

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2017): Tecnociencia

NEW REPORT OF DISTRIBUTION OF CORBICULAFLUMINEA(MOLLUSCA: BIVALVIA:CORBICULIDAE) IN PANAMA

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Published: 2018-03-22

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Villalaz, J. R., Velásquez, C., Batista, A. and Gómez H., J. A. (2018) “NEW REPORT OF DISTRIBUTION OF CORBICULAFLUMINEA(MOLLUSCA: BIVALVIA:CORBICULIDAE) IN PANAMA”, Tecnociencia, 19(1), pp. 79–84. Available at: https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/tecnociencia/article/view/33 (Accessed: 12 May 2024).
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Abstract

The presence of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) is reported in Santa Maria river, north of Santiago in Veraguas, Republic of Panamá. Probably, this bivalve was introduced in Panamá, either from ballast waters from vessels or a
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parasitic larva attached to carps and tilapias, in 1990. Densities of C. fluminea were 10 ind/m2, length of animals was 27.6 mm., and they were found in a mud-sandy substrate in Santa María river. In U.S.A., this mollusk has been related to destruction of watersheds, lakes and rivers by an extraordinary population growth on the bottoms of these systems

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