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


Specimen ID117217
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Ontario, Coast Guard buoy T2 at Outer Approach east (Toronto Harbour)(43o 36' 39.5, 79o 20' 47.5)
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number4150200
Latitude43.611000061
Longitude-79.346496582
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 Canada, Burli
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed116
Year Classadu/juv
Specimen Size1-11 mm X=7.7 mm





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