Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1715758
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityHighline Lake State Park
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month10
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:42478
Author:Kirk, A.
Date:2023
Title:Colorado lake to be drained after invasive mussels discovered
Publisher:9NEWS
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected5


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