Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157219
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusPerna
Speciesviridis
Common Namegreen mussel
StateGA
CountyChatham
LocalitySkidaway River off northernwestern tip of Skidaway Island across the river from Dutch Island at a boat dock
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOgeechee Coastal
HUC8 Number03060204
HUC10 NameWilmington River-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0306020401
HUC12 NameWilmington River
HUC12 Number030602040101
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
CommentsCollected off carpeting that hung in the water from the boat dock. Only one mussel found.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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