Specimen Information

Mytella charruana
Mytella charruana
(Charru mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID161140
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusMytella
Speciescharruana
Common NameCharru mussel
StateFL
CountyVolusia
LocalityMosquito Lagoon, off the University of Central Florida's research facility dock (Fellers House Field Station)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCape Canaveral
HUC8 Number03080202
HUC10 NameMosquito Lagoon
HUC10 Number0308020204
HUC12 NameMosquito Lagoon
HUC12 Number030802020400
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month8
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recorddrainage
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberUSGS-Gainesville, FL
VerifierHarry G. Lee, Jacksonville, FL
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Marine
Number Collected3
Size2 - 10 mm
Number Preserved3
Number of Juveniles3


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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