Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1651247
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyItasca
LocalityBowstring Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Fork
HUC8 Number09030006
HUC10 NameBowstring River
HUC10 Number0903000601
HUC12 NameBowstring Lake
HUC12 Number090300060105
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34471
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2020
Title:Zebra mussels confirmed in Bowstring Lake in Itasca County.
CommentsMussels were found in low numbers along the shoreline.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMinnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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