Texas fatmucket mussel conservation provides significant value in regional water filtration efforts - Austin Monitor

"A single freshwater mussel can filter anywhere between 8 to 15 gallons of water a day. They are providing significant ecosystem services that we don't really recognize."

"If we were to lose them, there would be no way to replace them with populations from other areas. The Texas fatmucket mussels are geographically unique and irreplaceable."

"These mussels do the work for us, pulling out bacteria, algae, and sediment, purifying the water, and preventing stream compaction, which adds incredible value to our ecosystems."

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