Specimen ID | 116417 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | IN |
County | Porter |
Locality | Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Seashore - Kemil Beach, about 1 mile east of entrance |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Little Calumet-Galien |
HUC8 Number | 04040001 |
HUC10 Name | Lake Michigan |
HUC10 Number | 0404000106 |
HUC12 Name | Lake Michigan |
HUC12 Number | 040400010605 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 21 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 1991 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping |
Status | established |
Comments | Numbers of mussels washed up on beach estimated at greater than ten thousand. First (Aquasphere) documentation of mussels attaching to algae. Possibly due to limited hard surfaces. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | The Aquasphere Project, Dolton, IL |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |