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Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID153608
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateIL
CountyMadison
LocalityMississippi River (R.M. 202.9), Mel Price Lock & Dam #26 near Alton, IL
HUC8 NamePeruque-Piasa
HUC8 Number7110009
Latitude38.8867036711
Longitude-90.1904159887
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Year2001
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13041
AuthorElderkin, C. L., P. L. Klerks, and E. Theriot.
date2001
titleShifts in allele and genotype frequencies in zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, along the latitudinal gradient formed by the Mississippi River.
journalJ. N. Am. Benthol. Soc.
vol20
issue4
pages595-605.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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