Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116417
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIN
CountyPorter
LocalityLake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Seashore - Kemil Beach, about 1 mile east of entrance
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number04040001
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0404000106
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number040400010605
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month9
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsNumbers 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 TypeLiterature
VerifierThe Aquasphere Project, Dolton, IL
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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