Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID276675
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateWI
CountySauk
LocalityWisconsin River, at Lake Wisconsin, north shoreline off Sue Kay Drive, Merrimac
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Wisconsin
HUC8 Number07070005
HUC10 NamePrairie du Sac Dam-Wisconsin River
HUC10 Number0707000502
HUC12 NamePrairie du Sac Dam-Wisconsin River
HUC12 Number070700050206
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month7
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsSee voucher photo, attached to native mussels.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha


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