Specimen Information

Limnoperna fortunei
Limnoperna fortunei
(Golden Mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic
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Specimen ID1886540
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusLimnoperna
Speciesfortunei
Common NameGolden Mussel
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityGorman Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSanta Clara
HUC8 Number18070102
HUC10 NameUpper Piru Creek
HUC10 Number1807010205
HUC12 NameGorman Creek
HUC12 Number180701020507
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Collection Day29
Collection Month8
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
CommentsGolden mussels found on settlement plates at Warne Powerplant (downstream side of the plant, where water is released into Pyramid Lake. A few mussels were sent to DWR GeM Lab for DNA analysis.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJessie Trueman (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
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Limnoperna fortunei

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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