Specimen Information

Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1548307
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateKS
CountyLyon
LocalityLyon State Fishing Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Marais Des Cygnes
HUC8 Number10290101
HUC10 NameMarais des Cygnes River-Melvern Lake
HUC10 Number1029010101
HUC12 NameLyon State Fishing Lake-Duck Creek
HUC12 Number102901010105
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Collection Day11
Collection Month6
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsPlanktonic veligers found in sample collected June 11, 2019. Adults confirmed on June 26, 2019.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierKansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
Year Classveligers and adults
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Dreissena polymorpha

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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