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The asiatic clam,Corbicula fluminea (Müller), in the tidal Potomac River, Maryland

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The Asiatic clam,Corbicula fluminea (Müller), has extended its range to include the tidal fresh-water portion of the Potomac River, Maryland. Though patchily distributed, the clams have attained densities of 665 m−2. Size-class distributions indicate that the clams first appeared in 1975. About 90% of the population belong to year-class I and were less than 12 mm in length. Elsewhere, this species has created severe water quality problems; it should be closely watched in the Potomac.

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box. 28, 21037, Edgewater, Maryland

    Paul V. Dresler & Robert L. Cory

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Dresler, P.V., Cory, R.L. The asiatic clam,Corbicula fluminea (Müller), in the tidal Potomac River, Maryland. Estuaries 3, 150–151 (1980). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351560

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