Freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) glochidium.mp4 (45.98 MB)
Freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) glochidium
This video shows a hatching glochidium larvae of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (L. 1758). It was recorded during a freshwater mussel conservation project in the Westerwald (Germany) during August 2008.