Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1695860
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMN
CountyOtter Tail
LocalityBuchanan Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOtter Tail
HUC8 Number09020103
HUC10 NameOtter Tail Lake-Otter Tail River
HUC10 Number0902010306
HUC12 NameOtter Tail Lake
HUC12 Number090201030606
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38153
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Date:2022
Title:Zebra mussels confirmed in Buchanan Lake in Otter Tail County
Publisher:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
CommentsOne adult found attached to native mussel
Record TypeSpecimen
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number of Juveniles0


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