Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1522550
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyTodd
LocalityMound Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameElk-Nokasippi
HUC8 Number07010104
HUC10 NameSwan River
HUC10 Number0701010408
HUC12 NameBig Swan Lake
HUC12 Number070101040801
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32228
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2018
Title:Zebra mussels confirmed in several central Minnesota lakes.
CommentsFound on docks and lifted removed for the winter. DNR invasive species staff confirmed that zebra mussels are widely distributed in the lake.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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