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


Specimen ID116350
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Ontario, at Whitby, Ontario
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number4150200
Latitude43.8550758362
Longitude-78.794670105
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month8 (August)
Year1991
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsDiscontinued settling plate surveys due to lack of success.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed7/m3
Year Classveliger




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