Specimen ID | 270707 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | MO |
County | Clay |
Locality | Little Platte River, at Smithville Lake in Smithville |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Platte |
HUC8 Number | 10240012 |
HUC10 Name | Little Platte River |
HUC10 Number | 1024001207 |
HUC12 Name | Smithville Lake Dam-Little Platte River |
HUC12 Number | 102400120707 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 13 |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2010 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | collected |
Comments | Found on a boat lift, was removed with about 400 mussels attached. Algaecide added to the area 8/10/2010. More found in 2012. Population widespread in the lake by 2016. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |