Specimen Information

Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1680274
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyColumbia
LocalityCopcake Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Hudson
HUC8 Number02020006
HUC10 NameClaverack Creek
HUC10 Number0202000605
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Taghkanic Creek
HUC12 Number020200060504
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:37714
Author:Vaughn-Holdridge, V.
Date:2021
Title:Zebra mussels invade Copcake Lake.
Publisher:HudsonValley360, Columbia-Greene Media
CommentsFound attached to weeds while harvesting them for identification.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCopcake Lake Conservation Society
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedseveral


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