Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1474218
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyOtter Tail
LocalityRound Lake (adjacent to Rush Lake)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOtter Tail
HUC8 Number09020103
HUC10 NameOtter Tail Lake-Otter Tail River
HUC10 Number0902010306
HUC12 NameRush Lake
HUC12 Number090201030605
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32105
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2018
Title:Zebra mussels confirmed in Round Lake in Otter Tail County.
CommentsFound on equipment removed from the lake. No additional mussels were found in a subsequent search.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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