Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1702671
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyOtsego
LocalityMidwestern side of Otsego Lake, Cooperstown, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050101
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Susquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205010106
HUC12 NameOstego Lake-Susquehanna River
HUC12 Number020501010603
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:39195
Author:Vanassche, J.M., W.H. Wong, W.N. Harman, and M.F. Albright
Date:2014
Title:Early invasion records of zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) in Otsego Lake, New York
Journal:International Journal of Field Research on Biological Invasions
Volume:3
Issue:3
Pages:159-162
Comments1 collected at 2m
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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