Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID158961
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyVan Buren
LocalityLake of the Woods in Decatur, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameDowagiac River
HUC10 Number0405000123
HUC12 NameSpring Creek-Dowagiac River
HUC12 Number040500012301
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13797
Author:Raikow, D.F., O. Sarnelle, A.E. Wilson, and S.K. Hamilton
Date:2004
Title:Dominance of the noxious cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa in low-nutrient lakes is associated with exotic zebra mussels.
Journal:Limnology and Oceanography
Volume:49
Issue:2
Pages:482-487
CommentsLake sampled as part of Raikow et al. (2004) but lake names were not listed in the paper.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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