Dreissena polymorpha
Wandering Mussel
(Pallas, 1771)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 181566 ↗
Photo: (c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frédéric ANDRE (iNaturalist)
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1882
First collected
1925
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Dreissena polymorpha, most mentions first.
2004
The assessment of hull fouling as a mechanism for the introduction and dispersal of marine alien species in the main Hawaiian IslandsGodwin, L.S., Eldredge, L.G. & Gaut, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2000
Biodiversity of freshwater and estuarine communities in lower Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced speciesEnglund, R.A., D.J. Preston, R. Wolff, S.L. Coles, L.G. Eldredge & K. Arakaki · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2000
Nonindigenous freshwater and estuarine species introductions and their potential to affect sportfishing in the lower stream and estuarine resions of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiEnglund, R.A., K. Arakaki, D.J. Preston, S.L. Coles & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1999
Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1997
Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced exotic speciesColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge, J.T. Carlton, R.L. Pyle, & A. Suzumoto · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1882 by H.G. Barnacle; Joseph Swift Emerson (England; Chester). The Museum last collected it in 1925; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 25, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
6,878 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-25
Warren County, US-OH, US
(c) dvikse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Twin Lakes Beach Rd S, Woodlands, MB, CA
(c) Stephen Petersen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Valour Dr, Kingston, ON, CA
(c) Hannah Westrik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Valour Dr, Kingston, ON, CA
(c) Hannah Westrik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Valour Dr, Kingston, ON, CA
(c) Hannah Westrik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Frontenac County, ON, Canada
(c) Matthew Trewin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
72-022 Nowe Warpno, Polska
(c) maurycyandrzej, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Red Rock, ON, CA
no rights reserved