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


Specimen ID156276
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyMonroe
LocalityLake Ontario at Rochester, NY
HUC8 NameLower Genesee
HUC8 Number4130003
Latitude43.259206
Longitude-77.5992
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month10 (October)
Year1992
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number9084
AuthorMills, E. L., R. M. Dermott, E. F. Roseman, D Dustin, E. Mellina, D. B. Conn, and A. P. Spidle.
date1993
titleColonization, ecology, and population structure of the
journalCanadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
vol50
issue
pages2305-2314
CommentsSee paper for depths and temperatures. Depths range from 25m-130m, and temperature ranges from 8.4 degrees Celsius to 3.5. These ranges are from several sites in Lake Ontario.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed965
Specimen SizeMean= 7.3 mm





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