Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1332699
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StatePA
CountySusquehanna
LocalitySusquehanna River, 3.5 miles upriver of State Route 92 bridge in Susquehanna, PA, just downstream of the PA Fish and Boat Commission's Oakland Access from the boat ramp to approximately 100 feet downriver. (Oakland and 3.5 miles north)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050101
HUC10 NameMiddle Susquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205010112
HUC12 NameCascade Creek-Susquehanna River
HUC12 Number020501011209
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month9
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27462
Author:iMapInvasives.
Date:2018
Title:Pennsylvania iMapInvasives
Publisher:Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
CommentsPA iMapInvasives Obs. ID: PA-34U.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50 zebra mussels


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