| Specimen ID | 1656916 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Dreissena |
| Species | polymorpha |
| Common Name | zebra mussel |
| State | WA |
| County | King |
| Locality | [Hitchhiker on pet store plants] |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Puget Sound |
| HUC8 Number | 17110019 |
| HUC10 Name | Lunds Gulch-Frontal Puget Sound |
| HUC10 Number | 1711001902 |
| HUC12 Name | Shell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound |
| HUC12 Number | 171100190203 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 9 |
| Collection Month | 2 |
| Collection Year | 2021 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on aquatic plants |
| Status | failed |
| Comments | Mussels were found in shipments of Marimo moss balls (an aquarium plant) that are sold at the pet store. I work in the aquatics department, and almost every shipment of these moss balls that I have unpacked for the past two months has had mussels nestled in the moss balls.
The February 9th sighting is the date provided by the sighter and is NOT the date the NAS Database received the report. The Database received the report on February 25th. The NAS staff follow-up with the sighter for photos for verification, which were received on March 2nd. |
| Record Type | NAS sighting report |
| Verifier | Wesley Daniel (USGS) |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 14 |
| Photo | |
