Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1702017
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateKY
CountyMcCracken
LocalityOhio river near Dam 52
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Ohio
HUC8 Number05140206
HUC10 NameMud Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514020601
HUC12 NameMud Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051402060102
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38561
Author:Herod, J.J., T.L. Frye, and J.B. Sickel.
Date:1997
Title:Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus; Ictaluridae) predation on the zebra mussel in the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky
Journal:Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science
Volume:58
Issue:2
Pages:96
CommentsFound in diet analysis of 150 Blue Catfish
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected37


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