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


Specimen ID117260
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Ontario, Coast Guard buoy Q54 at Belleville Harbour (Bay of Quinte) (44o 08' 57.7, 77o 22' 23)
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number4150200
Latitude44.1493988037
Longitude-77.3731002808
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month12 (December)
Year1994
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 fron Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burli
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed48
Year Classadult
Specimen Size3-18 mm X=7.0 mm





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