Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID153730
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateOH
CountyScioto
LocalityTurkey Creek Lake [~9 mi W of Portsmouth, OH]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOhio Brush-Whiteoak
HUC8 Number05090201
HUC10 NameSalt Lick Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509020102
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Turkey Creek
HUC12 Number050902010201
Map
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Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsThis record published in Ohio Sea Grant's Twine Line, Jan/Feb 2002 vol. 24 no. 1.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest RecordLocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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