Table 1 Target unionid mussel species in the French Creek watershed, USA, their conservation status, and primer combinations.

From: Freshwater unionid mussels threatened by predation of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)

Common name

Scientific name

NCBI GenBank accession#

Conservation concern status

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Plain pocketbook

Lampsilis cardium

AF120653

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV16

Elktoe

Alasmidonta marginata

AF156502

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV6

Creek heelsplitter

Lasmigona compressa

AF156503

State proposed endangered

UASFWD7

UASREV15

Spike

Eurynia dilatata

AF156507

OK

UASFWD4

UASREV19

Wavy-rayed lampmussel

Lampsilis fasciola

AF156520

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV16

Rainbow mussel

Cambarunio iris

AF156524

State proposed endangered

UASFWD2

UASREV13

Snuffbox

Epioblasma triquetra

AF156528

Federally listed endangered

UASFWD2

UASREV14

Clubshell

Pleurobema clava

AF231754

Federally listed endangered

UASFWD2

UASREV18

Long-solid

Fusconaia subrotunda

AY613824

State proposed endangered

UASFWD2

UASREV20

Rabbitsfoot

Theliderma cylindrica

ON148513

State listed endangered

UASFWD4

UASREV17

Rayed bean

Paetulunio fabalis

DQ220726

Federally listed endangered

UASFWD10

UASREV12

Round pigtoe

Pleurobema sintoxia

EF033253

State proposed endangered

UASFWD2

UASREV21

Pocketbook

Lampsilis ovata

EF033262

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV16

Mucket

Ortmanniana ligamentina

EF033300

OK

UASFWD8

UASREV10

White heelsplitter

Lasmigona complanata

HM849078

State proposed endangered

UASFWD6

UASREV15

Paper pondshell

Utterbackia imbecillis

HM856637

OK

UASFWD3

UASREV7

Black sandshell

Ligumia recta

KC291717

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV11

Giant floater

Pyganodon grandis

MF544440

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV8

Cylindrical papershell

Anodontoides ferussacianus

MG199637

State proposed endangered

UASFWD9

UASREV6

Fatmucket

Lampsilis siliquoidea

MH012239

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV2

Fluted-shell

Lasmigona costata

MH012240

OK

UASFWD7

UASREV15

Three-ridge

Amblema plicata

MH633633

State proposed threatened

UASFWD3

UASREV1

Northern riffleshell

Epioblasma rangiana

MK044909

Federally listed endangered

UASFWD2

UASREV14

Kidneyshell

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

MK044964

OK

UASFWD2

UASREV4

Creeper

Strophitus undulatus

MK308227

OK

UASFWD4

UASREV4

  1. Conservation concern status for mussel listings at the state level refers to the state of Pennsylvania, for the federal level refers to USA, and a status of “OK” indicates that the mussel species is not currently considered to be endangered in Pennsylvania.