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5/24/2018 | 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | WEB-BASED LARVAL FISH AND UNIONID MOLLUSK GLOCHIDIA TAXONOMIC KEY RESOURCES FOR FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS | 420 B

WEB-BASED LARVAL FISH AND UNIONID MOLLUSK GLOCHIDIA TAXONOMIC KEY RESOURCES FOR FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS

Access to and utility of traditional hardcopy taxonomic keys is sometimes limited by availability, new species, corrections and costs, forcing scientists to rely on multiple, sometimes outdated keys. Web-based key platforms can provide greater access to these important resources and allow flexibility for updates, high-resolution images, incorporation of non-published information, and greater identification precision. With funding support from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a collaborative effort was undertaken to develop open-access, web-based versions of seminal freshwater larval fish and egg taxonomic keys. Spatial coverage of these available resources include fishes of the Great Lakes, Ohio River, Tennessee River, and Colorado River basins. Additionally, a web-based key is being developed to aid researchers and professionals with identification of freshwater unionid mollusk larvae (glochidia). The project is presently incorporating printed resources in collaboration with malacology experts to improve the database and support the accurate identification of freshwater glochidia. This presentation will describe and provide a demonstration of the web-based keys, discuss their value, and explain how to contribute to improving the utility of the keys.

Great Lakes
Fish
Mussel

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Nate Jacobson (), LimnoTech, njacobson@limno.com;