Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117386
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyWashtenaw
LocalityIndependence Lake, about 10 miles north of Ann Arbor, MI (or 3 mi SE of Whitmore L.)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron
HUC8 Number04100013
HUC10 NamePortage River-Huron River
HUC10 Number0410001303
HUC12 NameArms Creek
HUC12 Number041000130302
Map
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Collection Year1995
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
VerifierMark Coscarelli, Michigan DNR
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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