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Mussels of the Lake Erie Islands. Michael A. Hoggarth Department of Biology and Earth Science Otterbein University. Middle Bass Island Marina. Species name Common name dead live relocated - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Mussels of the Lake Erie Islands
Michael A. HoggarthDepartment of Biology and Earth Science
Otterbein University
Middle Bass Island MarinaSpecies name Common name dead live relocated
Utterbackia imbecillis paper pondshell 43 6 0 Pyganodon grandis giant floater 3018 164 133
Amblema plicata threeridge 297 257 257Quadrula quadrula mapleleaf 58 42 38Quadrual pustulosa pimpleback 15 36 35Fusconaia flava Wabash pigtoe 12 2 2Leptodea fragilis fragile papershell 419 121 121Potamilus alatus pink heelsplitter 1 1 1Truncilla truncata deertoe 1 8 7Truncilla donaciformis fawnsfoot 2 0 0Obliquaria reflexa three-horned wartyback 9 7 2Toxolasma parvum lilliput 8 98 69Ligumia nasuta eastern pondmussel 1 0 0Lampsilis r. luteola fat mucket 7 0 0
South Dock
Lohmeyer’s Cove
Manila Bay
State Park Marina
Lonz Yacht Basin
Burgundy Bay
Open water between Rattlesnake and Green
islands
Yacht Club Marina
East Point Preserve
Main Marina
Terwilliger’s Pond
Put-in-Bay Harbor
South Bass Island State Park
Gibraltar Island
West Bay
Craft’s Dock
Camp Patmos State Park Beach & Dock
Mussels of the Bass Islands
• North Bass Island– P. grandis– A. plicata
• Middle Bass Island– P. grandis– A. plicata– Q. quadrula
• South Bass Island– L. fragilis
• Gibraltar Island– none
• Rattlesnake Island & open water– L. fragilis
• Kelley’s Island– none
If you are interested in genetic isolation, Anguispira kochi, thebanded globe from Green Island (shown here) lack bands. Theyhave two bands on Kelley’s and one on Gibraltar.