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


Specimen ID116312
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Ontario, attached mussels found during OMNR diving survey at Picton, Ontario.
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number4150200
Latitude44.0173988342
Longitude-77.1315002441
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Year1990
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13755
AuthorSchaner, T. and G. C. LeTendre
date1990
titleSightings of zebra mussel in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in 1990.
publisherOntario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit
pages4 p.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Year Classadult





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