Specimen ID | 117307 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | KY |
County | Trigg |
Locality | Tennessee River (R.M. 43.9)(Kentucky Lake) about 2 miles south (upriver) from Rt. 80/68 bridge at a barge mooring facility. |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Kentucky Lake |
HUC8 Number | 06040005 |
HUC10 Name | Jonathan Creek-Kentucky Lake |
HUC10 Number | 0604000510 |
HUC12 Name | Ledbetter Creek-Kentucky Lake |
HUC12 Number | 060400051003 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 9 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 1995 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | Attached to Quadrula nodulata. Zebra mussels probably fell from a barge. No others found at 35 more dive sites. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Jim Sickel, biologist, Murray State Univ., Murray |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 2 |
Year Class | adult |
Size | 17 and 20 mm |