Specimen ID | 158968 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | MI |
County | Oceana |
Locality | Pentwater Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Pere Marquette-White |
HUC8 Number | 04060101 |
HUC10 Name | Pentwater River |
HUC10 Number | 0406010106 |
HUC12 Name | Pentwater Lake-Pentwater River |
HUC12 Number | 040601010605 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 21 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 1999 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
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 |
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Comments | Could be range expansion becasue the lake drains directly into Lake Michigan. Lake sampled as part of Raikow et al. (2004) but lake names were not listed in the paper. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |