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


Specimen ID117845
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyGrand Isle
LocalityLake Champlain at The Gut (SH 08) (between Grand Isle and North Hero Island, VT)(N 44o 45.98' W 73o 17.50')
HUC8 NameLamoille
HUC8 Number2010005
Latitude44.7663879395
Longitude-73.2916641235
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month5 (May)
Year1997
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom a Vermont DEC memorandum on zebra mussel distribution, September 24, 1997.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observedsee size
Year Classveliger
Specimen Size21/cu.m.





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