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


Specimen ID117264
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityDetroit River, Coast Guard buoy DP7 at Peche Island (42o 20' 50, 82o 54' 24.5)
HUC8 NameDetroit
HUC8 Number4090004
Latitude42.3471984863
Longitude-82.9067993164
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/Observedfew
Year Classadult





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