Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117376
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyBenzie
LocalityLower Lake Herring, along Lake Michigan 7 miles south of Frankfort, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBetsie-Platte
HUC8 Number04060104
HUC10 NameGlen Lake-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC10 Number0406010404
HUC12 NameLower Herring Lake-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC12 Number040601040406
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsThis report published in Wisconsin Sea Grant's Zebra Mussel Update No. 25, October 1995.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierPaul Marangelo, Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Pr
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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