Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1651221
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyOtter Tail
LocalityPickerel Lake, near Maine
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOtter Tail
HUC8 Number09020103
HUC10 NameDead River
HUC10 Number0902010304
HUC12 NameDead River
HUC12 Number090201030405
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34460
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2020
Title:Zebra mussels confirmed in Long Lake in Hubbard County anf Pickerel Lake in Otter Tail County.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMinnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Year Classadult


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