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


Specimen ID117229
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Ontario, Coast Guard buoy MM2 at The Ducks (eastern basin) (43o 54' 33, 76o 35' 42)
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number4150200
Latitude43.909198761
Longitude-76.5950012207
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/Observed60
Year Classadult
Specimen Size6-14 mm X=10.8





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