Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1736833
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityColorado River upstream of Grand Valley Water Users Canal diversion, near De Beque
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameJerry Creek-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000514
HUC12 NameHorsehoe Canyon-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100051406
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day8
Collection Month7
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Statusunknown
CommentsGenetic verification. Area considered “suspect” for the presence of zebra mussels. Additional sampling will take place.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierColorado Parks and Wildlife
Number Collected2
Year Classveliger


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [9/7/2024].

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