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


Specimen ID117195
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Erie, Coast Guard buoy EN2 at Nanticoke Generating Station (eastern basin) (42o 44' 23.2, 80o 05' 26.4)
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number4120200
Latitude42.7397994995
Longitude-80.0906982422
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/Observed61
Year Classadu/juv
Specimen Size1-8 mm X=3.4 mm





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