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


Specimen ID255181
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateONT
LocalityLake Erie, EPA Station ER15M
HUC8 NameEastern Lake Erie
HUC8 Number4120100
Latitude42.52
Longitude-79.89
Lat-Long SourceGPS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day7
Month8 (August)
Year2002
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number17806
AuthorEPA Great Lakes National Program Office
date2008
titleEPA Monitoring Data
CommentsDepth = 20m; veliger
Record TypeDatabase
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed3094.69/m3




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