Specimen ID | 168025 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Perna |
Species | viridis |
Common Name | green mussel |
State | SC |
County | Charleston |
Locality | Charleston Harbor waters, at Fort Johnson in mariculture seawater supply lines [north side of James Island] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Cooper |
HUC8 Number | 03050201 |
HUC10 Name | Cooper River |
HUC10 Number | 0305020107 |
HUC12 Name | Lower Cooper River |
HUC12 Number | 030502010707 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 29 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 2006 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping |
Status | unknown |
Comments | Hundreds of dead mussels were found clogging an 1.25" pipe. Had grown for a known period of 9 weeks. Salinity 26.8 ppt, water temp 28.8C. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Dr. David Knott, SCDNR-MRD |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Number Collected | 100s |
Year Class | 0 |
Size | 13 - 33 mm length |