Specimen Information

Perna viridis
Perna viridis
(green mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID157161
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusPerna
Speciesviridis
Common Namegreen mussel
StateGA
CountyGlynn
Localityunnamed creek off the Brunswick River next to Georgia DNR office in Brunswick
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCumberland-St. Simons
HUC8 Number03070203
HUC10 NameBrunswick River-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0307020302
HUC12 NameMackay River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030702030203
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
CommentsMussel was found By a DNR biologist attached to an abondoned crab trap. Many more also seen by Georgia DNR on artificial reef "G" 20 miles offshore from Brunswick.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordstate
Disposalpreserved
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size70 mm
Number Preserved1


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