Specimen ID | 52575 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Perna |
Species | perna |
Common Name | Mexilhao mussel |
State | TX |
County | Cameron |
Locality | Brownsville Shipping Canal, Brownville, TX |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | South Laguna Madre |
HUC8 Number | 12110208 |
HUC10 Name | Brownsville Ship Channel |
HUC10 Number | 1211020809 |
HUC12 Name | Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel |
HUC12 Number | 121102080900 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 7 |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 1995 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping hull fouling |
Status | established |
Comments | Perna perna was observed as live food in a California seafood market by J.C. Britton. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Stewart Jacks, USFWS, Corpus Christi, TX |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Size | 3 - 58 mm |