Charlayna Cammarata, PhD (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Invasive carp environmental DNA data from the Blackwater and Lamine rivers, Missouri, 2015 Invasive carp environmental DNA data from the Blackwater and Lamine rivers, Missouri, 2015
Data describe environmental DNA (eDNA) concentrations from invasive silver and bigheaded carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) in Missouri’s Blackwater and Lamine Rivers in 2015. Two, 3-day sampling trips were conducted in March and September 2015 (winter and summer samples, respectively) to collect water samples and associated water quality data. Parameters include locations of collected water...
Data on the detection of Epioblasma capsaeformis using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee, 2020 to 2022 (ver 2.0, February 2026) Data on the detection of Epioblasma capsaeformis using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee, 2020 to 2022 (ver 2.0, February 2026)
These data describe a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey for the detection of oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis) from field collected water samples. Parameters described include the limit of detection and limit of quantification of the assay; a list of freshwater mussel species tissue samples that were used to test specificity of the assay; and field collected water samples...
Method comparison for the detection of environmental DNA from three species of unionid mussels in a mesocosm Method comparison for the detection of environmental DNA from three species of unionid mussels in a mesocosm
Data describe a mesocosm study for the detection of mucket (Ortmanniana ligamentina), fatmucket (Lampsilis siliquoidea), and giant floater (Pyganodon grandis) freshwater mussel environmental DNA (eDNA). Water samples were collected on two different days in September of 2022 from a CERC pond containing O. ligamentina, L. siliquoidea, and P. grandis then analyzed for the presence of eDNA...
Detection of Ortmanniana ligamentina male mitotype DNA from a mesocosm during a natural spawning event Detection of Ortmanniana ligamentina male mitotype DNA from a mesocosm during a natural spawning event
Data describe a mesocosm study for the detection of Mucket (Ortmanniana ligamentina) female and male mitotype environmental DNA (eDNA) during a spawning event. Water samples (approximately 1L) were collected every Monday and Thursday for 4 weeks during August 2021 from a pond located at Columbia Environmental Research Center containing O. ligamentina and analyzed for the presence of sex...
eDNA shedding rates for juvenile and subadult black carp fed a commercial diet or a Corbicula mussel diet in a laboratory setting eDNA shedding rates for juvenile and subadult black carp fed a commercial diet or a Corbicula mussel diet in a laboratory setting
Data describe designed environmental DNA (eDNA) experiments for the estimation of eDNA shedding rates for subadult and juvenile black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) at different biomass densities and fed different quantities of food from water samples collected in the laboratory. Parameters described include descriptions of laboratory collected water samples that were tested to estimate
Detection of Cumberlandia monodonta male mitotype eDNA from an outdoor raceway tank during a spawning event Detection of Cumberlandia monodonta male mitotype eDNA from an outdoor raceway tank during a spawning event
Data describe the detection of Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) female and male mitotype environmental DNA (eDNA) during a spawning event. Water samples (approximately 1L) were collected from an outdoor raceway tank containing C. monodonta from March to April 2021 and analyzed for the presence of sex-specific eDNA. Parameters described in this data release include water quality...
Detection of exogenous lake trout and endogenous spectaclecase DNA in the Big Piney River from an experimental release of lake trout slurry to study eDNA transport, September 2023 (ver.1.1, May 2025) Detection of exogenous lake trout and endogenous spectaclecase DNA in the Big Piney River from an experimental release of lake trout slurry to study eDNA transport, September 2023 (ver.1.1, May 2025)
This dataset includes eDNA concentrations of water samples from an experimental release of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) slurry used to analyze eDNA transport in the Big Piney River, Missouri. The spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) was also included as a target species due to the proximity of a known spectaclecase population at the slurry release site. The slurry, a frozen block...
Non-USGS Publications**
Neely, W.J., Sarmiento, J.M., Garner, K.L., Doggett, T.S., Cammarata, C.A., Dronen, N.O., and Kocot, K.M., 2025, New records of Levisunguis Subaequalis (Maxillopoda: Pentastomida) infecting multiple turtle species across Texas: The Southwestern Naturalist, v. 69, no. 2, p. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-69.2.6
Cammarata, C.A., and Dronen, N.O., 2020, Two New Species of Telorchis (Digenea: Telorchiidae) from a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas (Cheloniidae), from the Upper Texas Coast with a Key to North American Species of Telorchis: Journal of Parasitology, v. 106, no. 6, p. 755-771. https://doi.org/10.1645/20-27
Vandersea, M.W., Kibler, S.R., Van Sant, S.B., Tester, P.A., Sullivan, K., Eckert, G., Cammarata, C., Reece, K., Scott, G., Place, A., Holderied, K., Hondolero, D., and Litaker, R.W., 2017, qPCR assays for Alexandrium fundyense and A. ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) identified from Alaskan waters and a review of species-specific Alexandrium molecular assays: Phycologia, v. 56, no. 3, p. 303-320. https://doi.org/10.2216/16-41.1
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Invasive carp environmental DNA data from the Blackwater and Lamine rivers, Missouri, 2015 Invasive carp environmental DNA data from the Blackwater and Lamine rivers, Missouri, 2015
Data describe environmental DNA (eDNA) concentrations from invasive silver and bigheaded carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) in Missouri’s Blackwater and Lamine Rivers in 2015. Two, 3-day sampling trips were conducted in March and September 2015 (winter and summer samples, respectively) to collect water samples and associated water quality data. Parameters include locations of collected water...
Data on the detection of Epioblasma capsaeformis using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee, 2020 to 2022 (ver 2.0, February 2026) Data on the detection of Epioblasma capsaeformis using a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey upstream and downstream of known populations in the Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee, 2020 to 2022 (ver 2.0, February 2026)
These data describe a designed environmental DNA (eDNA) survey for the detection of oyster mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis) from field collected water samples. Parameters described include the limit of detection and limit of quantification of the assay; a list of freshwater mussel species tissue samples that were used to test specificity of the assay; and field collected water samples...
Method comparison for the detection of environmental DNA from three species of unionid mussels in a mesocosm Method comparison for the detection of environmental DNA from three species of unionid mussels in a mesocosm
Data describe a mesocosm study for the detection of mucket (Ortmanniana ligamentina), fatmucket (Lampsilis siliquoidea), and giant floater (Pyganodon grandis) freshwater mussel environmental DNA (eDNA). Water samples were collected on two different days in September of 2022 from a CERC pond containing O. ligamentina, L. siliquoidea, and P. grandis then analyzed for the presence of eDNA...
Detection of Ortmanniana ligamentina male mitotype DNA from a mesocosm during a natural spawning event Detection of Ortmanniana ligamentina male mitotype DNA from a mesocosm during a natural spawning event
Data describe a mesocosm study for the detection of Mucket (Ortmanniana ligamentina) female and male mitotype environmental DNA (eDNA) during a spawning event. Water samples (approximately 1L) were collected every Monday and Thursday for 4 weeks during August 2021 from a pond located at Columbia Environmental Research Center containing O. ligamentina and analyzed for the presence of sex...
eDNA shedding rates for juvenile and subadult black carp fed a commercial diet or a Corbicula mussel diet in a laboratory setting eDNA shedding rates for juvenile and subadult black carp fed a commercial diet or a Corbicula mussel diet in a laboratory setting
Data describe designed environmental DNA (eDNA) experiments for the estimation of eDNA shedding rates for subadult and juvenile black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) at different biomass densities and fed different quantities of food from water samples collected in the laboratory. Parameters described include descriptions of laboratory collected water samples that were tested to estimate
Detection of Cumberlandia monodonta male mitotype eDNA from an outdoor raceway tank during a spawning event Detection of Cumberlandia monodonta male mitotype eDNA from an outdoor raceway tank during a spawning event
Data describe the detection of Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) female and male mitotype environmental DNA (eDNA) during a spawning event. Water samples (approximately 1L) were collected from an outdoor raceway tank containing C. monodonta from March to April 2021 and analyzed for the presence of sex-specific eDNA. Parameters described in this data release include water quality...
Detection of exogenous lake trout and endogenous spectaclecase DNA in the Big Piney River from an experimental release of lake trout slurry to study eDNA transport, September 2023 (ver.1.1, May 2025) Detection of exogenous lake trout and endogenous spectaclecase DNA in the Big Piney River from an experimental release of lake trout slurry to study eDNA transport, September 2023 (ver.1.1, May 2025)
This dataset includes eDNA concentrations of water samples from an experimental release of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) slurry used to analyze eDNA transport in the Big Piney River, Missouri. The spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) was also included as a target species due to the proximity of a known spectaclecase population at the slurry release site. The slurry, a frozen block...
Non-USGS Publications**
Neely, W.J., Sarmiento, J.M., Garner, K.L., Doggett, T.S., Cammarata, C.A., Dronen, N.O., and Kocot, K.M., 2025, New records of Levisunguis Subaequalis (Maxillopoda: Pentastomida) infecting multiple turtle species across Texas: The Southwestern Naturalist, v. 69, no. 2, p. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-69.2.6
Cammarata, C.A., and Dronen, N.O., 2020, Two New Species of Telorchis (Digenea: Telorchiidae) from a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas (Cheloniidae), from the Upper Texas Coast with a Key to North American Species of Telorchis: Journal of Parasitology, v. 106, no. 6, p. 755-771. https://doi.org/10.1645/20-27
Vandersea, M.W., Kibler, S.R., Van Sant, S.B., Tester, P.A., Sullivan, K., Eckert, G., Cammarata, C., Reece, K., Scott, G., Place, A., Holderied, K., Hondolero, D., and Litaker, R.W., 2017, qPCR assays for Alexandrium fundyense and A. ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) identified from Alaskan waters and a review of species-specific Alexandrium molecular assays: Phycologia, v. 56, no. 3, p. 303-320. https://doi.org/10.2216/16-41.1
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.