Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID118499
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWI
CountyWaukesha
LocalityLac La Belle, Waukesha County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Rock
HUC8 Number07090001
HUC10 NameOconomowoc River
HUC10 Number0709000105
HUC12 NameLac La Belle-Oconomowoc River
HUC12 Number070900010503
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsSee http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/advisory/Nonindigenous%20Species/wisconsin_waters_infested_with_z.htm. Last visited 2/22/2001.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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