Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID258474
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateUT
CountyEmery
LocalityElectric Lake [=Huntington Creek ~8 mi E of Fairview]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Rafael
HUC8 Number14060009
HUC10 NameHuntington Creek
HUC10 Number1406000901
HUC12 NameRight Fork Huntington Creek
HUC12 Number140600090102
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month11
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18214
Author:Anonymous
Date:2008
Title:Zebra Mussels Found in Electric Lake.
Publisher:Utah Division of Wildlife Resources - Wildlife News (press release).
CommentsNo adults found. Dreissenid veliger samples confirmed by DNA analysis at two laboratories. This reservoir was moved off the state's infested list in 2013.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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