Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID879730
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMD
CountyCecil
LocalityChesapeake Bay along shore at end of Horseshoe Point Ln (Elk Neck State Park)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChester-Sassafras
HUC8 Number02060002
HUC10 NameNorth East River-Upper Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000201
HUC12 NameElk Neck-Upper Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020600020105
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month3
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Comments"attached to alewife floater in substrate near dock"
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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