Howells Freshwater Mussels App

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FRESHWATER MUSSEL DIVERSITY - I• The U.S. had the greatest diversity and abundance offreshwater mussels in the world.• Some 300 species occurred in North America.• Texas once supported at least 52 species.
MUSSEL SPECIES DIVERSITY – II• By regional mussel provinces, mussel diversity is greatest in eastern &northeast Texas, but decreases toward the southwest.• Numbers represent reported species (some may no longer exist).37 – TX only15293644<strong>Howells</strong>(2010)5Provinces modified from Neck(1982), Vidrine (1993), <strong>Howells</strong>(1997), Parmalee and Bogan(1998), and Jones et al. (2005).
Page 1 and 2: THE ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS:S
Page 3 and 4: TERMINOLOGY - WHAT IS A MUSSEL?•
Page 5 and 6: FRESHWATER MUSSEL INTRODUCTION• F
Page 7 and 8: GENERAL FRESHWATER MUSSEL HABITAT
Page 9 and 10: IMPORTANCE IN THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM
Page 11 and 12: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY - I• Sperm i
Page 13: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY - IIIFemale mu
Page 17 and 18: DIVERSITY MEANS STABILITY!!!• The
Page 19 and 20: MAJOR REASONS FOR TEXAS MUSSEL DECL
Page 21 and 22: MAJOR REASONS FOR TEXAS MUSSEL DECL
Page 23 and 24: MINIMAL AND NON-REASONS FOR TEXASMU
Page 25 and 26: FUTURE THREATS TO TEXAS MUSSELS•
Page 27 and 28: THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
Page 29 and 30: OUACHITA ROCK-POCKETBOOKArkansia wh
Page 31 and 32: TRIANGLE PIGTOE (Fusconaia lananens
Page 33 and 34: SANDBANK POCKETBOOK (Lampsilis satu
Page 35 and 36: LOUISIANA PIGTOE (Pleurobema riddel
Page 37 and 38: TEXAS HEELSPLITTER (Potamilus amphi
Page 39 and 40: GOLDEN ORB (Quadrula aurea)Threaten
Page 41 and 42: FALSE SPIKE (Quadrula mitchelli)Thr
Page 43 and 44: MEXICAN FAWNSFOOT (Truncilla cognat
Page 45 and 46: ADDITIONAL RARE MUSSELS IN TEXAS- A
Page 47 and 48: INFORMATION ON TEXAS MUSSELS• Fre

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