Specimen ID | 160794 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | OH |
County | Franklin |
Locality | Olentangy River, at Whetstone Park of Roses in Columbus (south of Henderson Bridge and north of Broadway Bridge) |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Scioto |
HUC8 Number | 05060001 |
HUC10 Name | Rush Run-Olentangy River |
HUC10 Number | 0506000111 |
HUC12 Name | Mouth Olentangy River |
HUC12 Number | 050600011103 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 25 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 2004 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | This was the first and only specimen observed in the course of five years of monitoring native unionids. The zebra mussel was alive and attached to a Lasmigona complanata. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Earliest Record | locale |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Year Class | adult |
Size | 25 mm |