Specimen ID | 273125 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | NE |
County | Douglas |
Locality | Zorinsky Lake [west of Omaha] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Big Papillion-Mosquito |
HUC8 Number | 10230006 |
HUC10 Name | West Papillion Creek-Papillion Creek |
HUC10 Number | 1023000601 |
HUC12 Name | Hell Creek-West Papillion Creek |
HUC12 Number | 102300060103 |
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Collection Day | 9 |
Collection Month | 11 |
Collection Year | 2010 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | unknown |
Comments | Only one specimen initially found. Survey by the Army Corps found 5 more specimens, 31 more found in early December 2010 (1 live) and 12 in late December. Reservoir was emptied for one year to freeze mussels. Reservoir refilled and restocked with fish. Because veligers found in 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers, status of this population was changed from eradicated to unknown. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Year Class | adult |
Size | 2 in. |
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