Limnoperna fortunei, or golden mussel, has invaded aquatic ecosystems in the Americas
following it introduction from Southeast Asia. It is not only an aggressive invasive species, it …

Based on literature review and malacological collections, 168 native freshwater bivalve and
five invasive species have been recorded for 52 hydrographic regions in South America …

The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a filter-collector macroinvertebrate species
originating from southern China. It easily invades water transfer tunnels and attaches onto …

Corbicula fluminea is an aggressive invasive species of bivalve that arrived into the Río de
la Plata River between the late 60's and early 70's, and dispersed widely throughout the …

Predictive modelling of species' distributions is an important tool in biogeography, evolution,
ecology, conservation, and invasive-species management. In this study we applied four …

Unionida is the most diverse clade of freshwater bivalves. Among the groups occurring in
South America, one with the highest number of species is Rhipidodontini (Hyriidae …

The golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei was introduced into Argentina in 1991 and has
since been spreading through the Plata and Guaíba basins at a rate of 240 km. year− 1. To …

South America is a high biodiversity continent with five out of 13 countries considered
megadiverse. Many major groups within this fauna exhibit high diversity, including non …

Limnoperna fortunei, a problematic freshwater invasive mussel in South America, was first
detected in 1991 at Bagliardi Beach, Río de la Plata (Argentina). Since then, there has been …

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), during its invasion process in South America, has
caused severe impacts both on natural environments altering native biodiversity, ecosystem …