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


Specimen ID117152
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Huron, Coast Guard buoy V4 at Kettle Point Reefe (43o 14' 23, 82o 03' 04)
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number4080300
Latitude43.2397003174
Longitude-82.0511016846
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month12 (December)
Year1993
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsWormington, A., C.A. Timmins, H. Johnston, and R.M. Dermott. 1995. Distribution of zebra mussels on Canadian navigation buoys on the Great Lakes, December 1993. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2281
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierBiologists from Fisheries and Oceans, Burlington,
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1000's
Year Classjuvenile
Specimen Size<1 mm





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