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


Specimen ID117184
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Erie, Coast Guard buoy E9 at Pelee Passage (western basin) (41o 51' 22, 82o 34' 48)
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number4120200
Latitude41.856098175
Longitude-82.5800018311
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/Observed129
Year Classadult
Specimen Size2-14 mm X=7.9 mm (80600/sq.m.)





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