Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID558203
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateTX
CountyDenton
LocalityElm Fork Trinity River, at Lake Lewisville
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameElm Fork Trinity
HUC8 Number12030103
HUC10 NameElm Fork Trinity River-Little Elm Reservoir
HUC10 Number1203010309
HUC12 NameStewart Creek-Little Elm Reservoir
HUC12 Number120301030906
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month6
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31099
Author:TPWD News
Date:2013
Title:Zebra mussels documented in Lewisville Lake
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Comments2017 TPWD classification as infested Lake (REF#31100)
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierC. Churchill, U.S. Geological Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha


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