Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID263299
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Michigan (46 meters depth, Station H-31) west of Grand Haven
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18129
Author:Great Lakes Information Network.
Date:2008
Title:Invasive Species Mapping in Michigan: Data Downloads.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28738
Author:Baldridge, Ashley
Date:2016
Title:Tech memo 164, Baldridge Unpub> Lake Michigan Dreissena Density Database 3 May 2016
Publisher:NOAA GLERL
CommentsZero zebra mussels found in sample years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. Updated in 2016
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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