Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155502
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyDutchess
LocalityHudson River at Cruger Island, a peninsula extending from the east bank river 158 km upriver of New York City
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Hudson
HUC8 Number02020006
HUC10 NameSaw Kill-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0202000611
HUC12 NameMudder Kill-Hudson River
HUC12 Number020200061105
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | canal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13062
Author:Strayer, D.L., and L.C. Smith
Date:2000
Title:Macroinvertebrates of a rocky shore in the freshwater tidal Hudson River.
Journal:Estuaries
Volume:23
Issue:3
Pages:359-366
CommentsStudy was conducted from 1992-1994.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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