Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1546626
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTX
LocalityColorado River, at O.H. Ivie Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Colorado
HUC8 Number12090106
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Collection Month3
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33146
Author:Texas Parks and Wildlife
Date:2019
Title:TPWD Fall Zebra Mussel Sampling Found No New Infested Lakes.
CommentsThey were discovered by the Colorado River Municipal Water District (CRMWD) in an above ground storage tank that is part of the lake’s water transmission system near San Angelo. -Texas Parks and Wildlife. Listed as fully infested by the state as of July 2020.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks and Wildlife
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4
Year Classadult


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