Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID270232
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWI
CountySauk
LocalityWisconsin River, at Lake Wisconsin (in part)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Wisconsin
HUC8 Number07070005
Map
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Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19334
Author:Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.
Date:2010
Title:Aquatic Invasives Data and Maps.
Publisher:Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin.
CommentsOn plate sampler W end of 2nd channel from the N
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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