Specimen Information

Bithynia tentaculata
Bithynia tentaculata
(mud bithynia)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1321739
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusBithynia
Speciestentaculata
Common Namemud bithynia
StateMN
CountyItasca
LocalityBlackwater Lake,
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMississippi Headwaters
HUC8 Number07010101
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month5
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28898
Author:Pennington, K.
Date:2018
Title:Infested waters list update
Publisher:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
CommentsReported by Area Fisheries. Snails attached to net equipment. Specific location is not known within Blackwater Lake. EDDMapS report
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierRich Rezanka
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size12.5 mm


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