Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1680269
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyCass
LocalityThunder Lake, near Remer
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePrairie-Willow
HUC8 Number07010103
HUC10 NameWillow River
HUC10 Number0701010308
HUC12 NameBig Rice Lake
HUC12 Number070101030802
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month12
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:37670
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2021
Title:Zebra mussels confirmed in Thunder Lake in Cass County.
CommentsFirst reported by a private property owner on a boat lift that removed for the winter.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4
Year Classadult


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