Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1685008
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyTodd
LocalityLittle Sauk Lake, downstream of Guernsey lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSauk
HUC8 Number07010202
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Sauk River
HUC10 Number0701020201
HUC12 NameLittle Sauk Lake-Sauk River
HUC12 Number070102020105
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month7
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
CommentsRMB labs reported finding veligers in plankton tow samples collected by Todd County SWCD on July 26, 2017. Little Sauk lake is downstream of Guernsey lake, which was listed as infested with zebra mussels because of it's connectivity with Lake Osakis. Lake Osakis was listed as infested with zebra mussels in 2016.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineUnknown


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