Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116743
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyDutchess
LocalityHudson River at buoy 16, below Rhinecliff
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHudson-Wappinger
HUC8 Number02020008
HUC10 NameLandsman Kill-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0202000801
HUC12 NameFallsburg Creek-Hudson River
HUC12 Number020200080104
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | canal
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierD.Strayer, J.Powell, W.Walton, E.Mellina/Hudson R.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected10
Year Classadult


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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