Specimen ID | 116720 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | LA |
County | Jefferson |
Locality | Mississippi River (R.M. 105) near New Orleans at E. Jefferson water intake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Mississippi-New Orleans |
HUC8 Number | 08090100 |
HUC10 Name | Mississippi River LaPlace to Pilottown |
HUC10 Number | 0809010001 |
HUC12 Name | Mississippi River-Bonnet Carre Spillway |
HUC12 Number | 080901000101 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 11 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 1993 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | Gate to which zebra mussels were attached had only been in the water column for one year. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Disposal | preserved in everclear |
Museum Cat Number | USFWS - Amherst, NY |
Verifier | Edmond Russo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 7 |
Year Class | adu/juv |
Size | 7 - 10 mm |