Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117518
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyVan Buren
LocalityLake of the Woods in Decatur, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameDowagiac River
HUC10 Number0405000123
HUC12 NameSpring Creek-Dowagiac River
HUC12 Number040500012301
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsThis sighting from the Michigan Sea Grant Zebra Mussel Range Monitoring Inland Waters Infestation List, September 1996.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierMichigan Sea Grant, East Lansing, MI
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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