Transcript Mussels of the Lake Erie Islands

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
Utterbackia imbecillis
Pyganodon grandis
Amblema plicata
Quadrula quadrula
Quadrual pustulosa
Fusconaia flava
Leptodea fragilis
Potamilus alatus
Truncilla truncata
Truncilla donaciformis
Obliquaria reflexa
Toxolasma parvum
Ligumia nasuta
Lampsilis r. luteola
paper pondshell
43
giant floater
3018
threeridge
297
mapleleaf
58
pimpleback
15
Wabash pigtoe
12
fragile papershell
419
pink heelsplitter
1
deertoe
1
fawnsfoot
2
three-horned wartyback
9
lilliput
8
eastern pondmussel
1
fat mucket
7
6
164
257
42
36
2
121
1
8
0
7
98
0
0
0
133
257
38
35
2
121
1
7
0
2
69
0
0
Lohmeyer’s Cove
Manila Bay
South Dock
East Point Preserve
Yacht Club Marina
State Park Marina
Main Marina
Open water between
Rattlesnake and Green
islands
Burgundy Bay
Lonz Yacht Basin
Terwilliger’s Pond
Put-in-Bay Harbor
South Bass Island
State Park
Gibraltar Island
State Park Beach & Dock
Camp Patmos
West Bay
Craft’s 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, the
banded globe from Green Island (shown here) lack bands. They
have two bands on Kelley’s and one on Gibraltar.