Specimen ID | 646551 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | MN |
County | Hennepin |
Locality | Christmas Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Twin Cities |
HUC8 Number | 07010206 |
HUC10 Name | Minnehaha Creek |
HUC10 Number | 0701020606 |
HUC12 Name | Lower Lake Minnetonka |
HUC12 Number | 070102060604 |
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Collection Day | 16 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2014 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 26983 |
Author: | Lund, K., and C. Dawson. |
Date: | 2014 |
Title: | Zebra mussels confirmed in Hennepin County's Christmas Lake. |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 35223 |
Author: | Lund, K., K. Bloodsworth Cattoor, E. Fieldseth, J. Sweet, and M.A. McCarthy. |
Date: | 2018 |
Title: | Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) eradication in Christmas Lake, Minnesota. |
Journal: | Lake and Reservoir Management |
Volume: | 34 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 7-20 |
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Comments | Additional zebra mussels under water on rocks and along the shoreline at the public access launch site. Treated with Zequanox in September 2014. Treated with potash December 2014. Ten specimens were found outside the treatment area in May 2015. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 4 |
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