Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID118478
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyBranch
LocalityMessenger Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameColdwater River
HUC10 Number0405000101
HUC12 NameHodunk Pond-Coldwater River
HUC12 Number040500010111
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsSee Michigan Sea Grant Website www.msue,msu.edu/seagrant/zmfiles/lake1000.html Last visited 10/20/2000.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierMichigan Sea Grant biologist
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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