Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID1740264
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalityO'Neill Forebay at San Luis Creek Day Use Area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla
HUC8 Number18040001
HUC10 NameSan Luis Creek
HUC10 Number1804000112
HUC12 NameO'Neill Forebay-San Luis Creek
HUC12 Number180400011203
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day25
Collection Month10
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43468
Author:Anonymous
Date:2024
Title:Golden mussel detection in the California Delta
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Wildlife
CommentsFound on settling plates. Species confirmed by CDFA lab DNA analysis.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierUC Davis Genomic Variation Lab; CA Department of Food and Agriculture lab
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Number Collected60


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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