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


Specimen ID117803
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyChittenden
LocalityLake Champlain at Burlington Boathouse (SH 05), Burlington, VT (N 44o 28.57' W 73o 13.39')
HUC8 NameWinooski
HUC8 Number2010003
Latitude44.4761123657
Longitude-73.2230529785
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day12
Month8 (August)
Year1997
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom a memorandum by the Vermont DEC on the zebra mussel distribution, September 24, 1997.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observedsee size
Year Classveliger
Specimen Size6,103/cu.m.





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