Specimen ID | 785846 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | MD |
County | Harford |
Locality | Chesapeake Bay, near Aberdeen [E of Spesutie Island] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Chesapeake Bay |
HUC8 Number | 02060001 |
HUC10 Name | Upper Chesapeake Bay |
HUC10 Number | 0206000100 |
HUC12 Name | Upper Chesapeake Bay |
HUC12 Number | 020600010000 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 17 |
Collection Month | 11 |
Collection Year | 2014 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 27895 |
Author: | Ashton, M.J., and R.J. Klauda |
Date: | 2015 |
Title: | The spread of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) from the lower Susquehanna River into the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA |
Journal: | BioInvasions Records |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 195-199 |
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Comments | Found on the anchor of a navigational hazard buoy. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 2 |