Specimen Information

Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID547277
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateMI
CountyMonroe
LocalityLake Erie, off the Edison [power] Plant at the River Raisin, Monroe
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaisin
HUC8 Number04100002
HUC10 NameRiver Raisin
HUC10 Number0410000204
HUC12 NameWillow Run-River Raisin
HUC12 Number041000020410
Map
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Collection Month2
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9048
Author:Griffiths, R.W., D. Schloesser, J.H. Leach, and W.P. Kovalak
Date:1991
Title:Distribution and dispersal of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Great Lakes region
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:48
Pages:1381-1388
CommentsMaximum density in intake canal was 700,000/m2.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number CollectedSee reference
Year ClassSee reference
SizeSee reference


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