Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID241111
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMO
CountyMiller
LocalityOsage River (R.M 77.4) at Brockman Island Back Channel, near Bagnell and ~3.5 miles below Bagnell Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Osage
HUC8 Number10290111
HUC10 NameSaline Creek-Osage River
HUC10 Number1029011102
HUC12 NameBagnell Dam-Osage River
HUC12 Number102901110203
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsFound attached to a concrete block where a temperature monitor was anchored.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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