Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID158968
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyOceana
LocalityPentwater Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePere Marquette-White
HUC8 Number04060101
HUC10 NamePentwater River
HUC10 Number0406010106
HUC12 NamePentwater Lake-Pentwater River
HUC12 Number040601010605
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month8
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
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
CommentsCould 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 TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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