Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1320723
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTX
CountyTarrant
LocalityWest Fork Trinity River, at Lake Worth, near Fort Worth
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower West Fork Trinity
HUC8 Number12030102
HUC10 NameLake Worth-West Fork Trinity River
HUC10 Number1203010201
HUC12 NameLive Oak Creek-Lake Worth
HUC12 Number120301020104
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month6
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:36789
Author:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date:2021
Title:Lake Worth fully infested with zebra mussels.
CommentsTexas Parks and Wildlife Dept. press release June 29, 2016. Texas designated this as an established population in August 2021.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierTexas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number CollectedSeveral
Year Classadult


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