Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID558323
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTX
CountyWise
LocalityWest Fork Trinity River, at Lake Bridgeport
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper West Fork Trinity
HUC8 Number12030101
HUC10 NameLake Bridgeport-West Fork Trinity River
HUC10 Number1203010104
HUC12 NameLake Bridgeport
HUC12 Number120301010409
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusestablished
Comments2017 TPWD classification as infested Lake (REF#31100)
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classlarvae


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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