Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1657888
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTX
CountyLlano
LocalityColorado River, at Inks Lake, Hwy 29 bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuchanan-Lyndon B. Johnson Lakes
HUC8 Number12090201
HUC10 NameInks Lake-Lake Lyndon B Johnson
HUC10 Number1209020104
HUC12 NameClear Creek-Inks Lake
HUC12 Number120902010401
Map
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Collection Month4
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:35849
Author:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date:2021
Title:Lake Brownwood, Medina Lake, and Inks Lake Now Fully “Infested” with Zebra Mussels
Publisher:Lake Brownwood, Medina Lake, and Inks Lake Now Fully “Infested” with Zebra Mussels
Reference 2
Ref. Number:42981
Date:2022
Title:GSARP spring meeting 2022
Pages:3 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierLower Colorado River Authority
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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