Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID241011
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateKS
CountyJefferson
LocalityDelaware River, at Perry Lake [=Reservoir] [~10 mi W of Topeka]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDelaware
HUC8 Number10270103
HUC10 NamePerry Lake-Delaware River
HUC10 Number1027010305
HUC12 NameDelaware River-Lower Lake Perry
HUC12 Number102701030508
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month10
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8
Year Classadults and veligers


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/16/2024].

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