Species Regional Summary
Dreissena polymorpha
Mississippi River ( G190 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Jefferson Parish Waterworks across from New Orleans/LA/Mississippi River (R.M. 105) (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)

Geographic Extent

LMRK = 333 and LMRK 428 in the vicinity of Baton Rouge/LA/Mississippi River (Allen et al. 1999); ,Jefferson Parrish Waterworks across from New Orleans/LA/ Mississippi River (R.M. 105) (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008); near Venice/LA/Mississippi River at the mouth (~R.M. 10) (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008);

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Canal
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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