Specimen Information

Perna viridis
Perna viridis
(green mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1702972
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusPerna
Speciesviridis
Common Namegreen mussel
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityTECO Gannon Station Power Plant in the Hillsborough Bay Portion of Tampa Bay, Florida
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameTampa Bay
HUC8 Number03100206
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13036
Author:Ingrao, D.A., P.M. Mikkelsen, and D.W. Hicks
Date:2001
Title:Another introduced marine mollusks in the Gulf of Mexico: the Indo-Pacific green mussel, Perna viridis, in Tampa Bay, Florida
Journal:Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume:20
Issue:1
Pages:13-19
CommentsCollection also occurred October 13, 1999 for cytological analyses
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberAMNH 290101, MML 8027, 8028, 8029, LU 100399
Number Collected26
SizeShell length ranging from 24-87 mm


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