Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID253946
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyLivingston
LocalityTamarack Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron
HUC8 Number04100013
HUC10 NamePortage River-Huron River
HUC10 Number0410001303
HUC12 NamePortage Lake-Huron River
HUC12 Number041000130307
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17446
Author:Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC).
Date:2017
Title:Exotic Species Information Center.
Publisher:Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
CommentsOriginal data has the lake in Washtenaw County -- not found there. Coordinates reported are just north in Livingston County.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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