Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID276154
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateKS
CountyPottawatomie
LocalityJeffrey Energy Center Auxiliary Make-Up Lake [~3 miles N of Belvue]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Kansas
HUC8 Number10270102
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month5
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24131
Author:Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Date:2011
Title:Jeffery Energy Center Lake Latest Zebra Mussel Victim.
Publisher:Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
CommentsKansas DWP Press release
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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