Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID159538
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyHillsdale
LocalityHemlock Lake [~7 mi E of Hillsdale, MI]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameColdwater River
HUC10 Number0405000101
HUC12 NameCarpenter Lake-South Branch Hog Creek
HUC12 Number040500010101
Map
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Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom Michigan Sea Grant's Zebra Mussel Infestation Monitoring Program. See http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/ans/lakes.html. Last accessed 8/9/04. It is listed as "Hamlock" Lake, but it is believed to be a typo.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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