Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1886806
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityHighline Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameEast Salt Creek
HUC10 Number1401000518
HUC12 NameHighline Reservoir
HUC12 Number140100051806
Map
Collection Month9
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46450
Author:Firestone, T.B.R., R. Walters, B. Felt, T.R. Swarr, K.A. Morben, M. Baker, M.K. May, and M.B. McConville
Date:2025
Title:Challenges of eradication efforts for zebra mussels in Highline Lake, Colorado, using EarthTec® QZ
Journal:Management of Biological Invasions
Volume:16
Issue:4
Pages:1009-1031
CommentsMolluscide treatment was conducted in March of 2023 with veliger detection in the following September. Over 100 adult mussels were identified in the fall of 2023
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected100+ adult
Year Classveligers and adults


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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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