Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117966
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIN
CountyKosciusko
LocalityChapman Lake [just S of Oswego, IN]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTippecanoe
HUC8 Number05120106
HUC10 NameWalnut Creek-Tippecanoe River
HUC10 Number0512010602
HUC12 NamePike Lake-Deeds Creek
HUC12 Number051201060202
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsThis report froma Indiana Div. of Fish & Wildlife Zebra Mussel Sightings list May 22, 1998.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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