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


Specimen ID155939
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyMuskegon
LocalityLake Michigan at Muskegon
HUC8 NameMuskegon
HUC8 Number4060102
Latitude43.229972
Longitude-86.284901
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month7 (July)
Year2000
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13238
AuthorNalepa, T. F., D. W. Schloesser, S. A. Pothoven, D. W. Hondorp, D. L. Fanslow, M. L. Tuchman, and G. W. Fleischer
date2001
titleFirst finding of the amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus and the mussel Dreissena bugensis in Lake Michigan.
journalJournal of Great Lakes Research
vol27
issue3
pages384-391
CommentsTrawling occurred at depths of up to 80m; these collected at 45m.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed3968





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