Specimen ID | 117447 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | LA |
County | West Baton Rouge |
Locality | Mississippi River (R.M. 222) at Dow Chemical Company just south of Baton Rouge |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Mississippi-Baton Rouge |
HUC8 Number | 08070100 |
HUC10 Name | Middle Mississippi River |
HUC10 Number | 0807010001 |
HUC12 Name | Manchac Point |
HUC12 Number | 080701000104 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 1 |
Collection Year | 1996 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | No veliger settlement observed. This record from the Southern Region Zebra Mussel Newsletter published by the Louisiana Sea Grant and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Dr. Tom Dietz, LSU Zool. & Phys. Dept., Baton Roug |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | ~8000/m2 |
Year Class | adult |