Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1632593
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateAR
CountyMississippi
LocalityMississippi River [No locality description provided]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Memphis
HUC8 Number08010100
HUC10 NameMississippi River
HUC10 Number0801010006
HUC12 NameFletcher Towhead-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number080101000604
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsiNaturalist observation ID 20433042
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierUSGS NAS Program Staff
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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