Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156828
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateOH
CountySandusky
LocalityPickerel Creek Wildlife Area [Pickeral Creek, ~7 mi NE of Fremont between Sandusky Bay and US Rte. 6.]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSandusky
HUC8 Number04100011
HUC10 NamePickerel Creek-Frontal Sandusky Bay
HUC10 Number0410001102
HUC12 NamePickerel Creek-Frontal Sandusky Bay
HUC12 Number041000110203
Map
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Collection Month1
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsThis record in from Ohio Sea Grant publication TWINELINE, Vol. 25, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 2003.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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