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


Specimen ID117176
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityDetroit River, Coast Guard buoy D56 at Amhersburg Channel (42o 05' 24, 83o 06' 54)
HUC8 NameDetroit
HUC8 Number4090004
Latitude42.0900001526
Longitude-83.1149978638
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/Observed1
Year Classadult





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