Stewartia floridana

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Stewartia floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Veneroida
Family:
Lucinidae
Genus:
Stewartia

Olsson, A. & Harbison, A. 1953
Species:
S. floridana
Binomial name
Stewartia floridana
(Conrad, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Lucina barbata Reeve, 1850
  • Lucina floridana Conrad, 1833

Stewartia floridana is a bivalve of the family Lucinidae that is chemosymbiotic with sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. It is the sole species in the genus Stewartia.

References

  • Distel, D. & Felbeck, H. (1987). Endosymbiosis in the lucinid clams Lucinoma aequizonata, Lucinoma annulata, and Lucina floridana: a reexamination of the functional morphology of the gills as bacteria-bearing organs. Marine Biology, 96, 79-86.
  • Fisher, M. & Hand, S. (1984). Chemoautotrophic symbionts in the bivalve Lucina floridana from seagrass beds. Biological Bulletin, 167, 445-459.
  • Olsson, A. & Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida: With special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
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