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Nom Caroliria Mussel tl b a�: //w w.ncwlldllfe.or p 7 ildlife ciesCon/pg"7 lal 20.htm <br />(Fishing and -LY Fishing creek subbasins), Halifax Co. (L. Fishing Cr. <br />1 <br />ubbasin ). Roanoke River" Basra. ers rl fir`. ubbas n <br />' Casw,611 e.• (Pountry U'ne Creek bbbasln ), GranvIlle Co. Aar ons <br />Cr.- ubbasin). QTE AY headwat6r areas that flow -into these <br />oc6upled habitats should receive special management. <br />Thl� species has beep taken from silt# .sand f gravel, c1nd mixed <br />substrattes, Throughout its range � h ' been found °from N adwater <br />streams to lar a rivers and lakes to a depth of 4 meters -Gordon'. and <br />.,lay ;er 1989). <br />{ <br />.�... .......ti.i...i...i . .. i .. I .. ii .-- r•..•.wrr.....I...v�...... ti.r' • r.,.nn.�... w.i• -ran rl�...+....n. •i ••i. i.. ........ u................iiw......... i........ I <br />Life History <br />This species is a long terms broo er With ravid females being found <br />h1rou &ut the gear.(Gordon and Layzer 1989), ' Her a hred itic; <br />creepers halve b easionally been f6und (van der Schalie .1 970). Ellis <br />and ,lei..(! 9 8) .'dentified 'the nee fur . s (Lepe i anallu) as <br />one fish host, and, Baker (1 928) identified the creek chub ( emof'lus <br />atromaculatus) abd -the l 'ar emauth bass (Mtcrepterus salmo des) as <br />ether fish host. <br />to 0f <br />.LOP -,. Page <br />_Return IYYY•YI i 1••1 �' - - - - <br />�e t,�r•rl.tt� hies List <br />Retur h t6 Mussel Atlas home ppc <br />