Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117383
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyMason
LocalityHamlin Lake, about 4 miles north of Ludington, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePere Marquette-White
HUC8 Number04060101
HUC10 NameBig Sable River
HUC10 Number0406010101
HUC12 NameHamlin Lake-Big Sable River
HUC12 Number040601010104
Map
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Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsReported in Michigan Sea Grant's Zebra Mussel Distribution in the Inland Waters of Michigan 15 December 1995.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierPaul Marangelo, Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Pr
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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