Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116861
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Erie (eastern), Port Colborne buoy E3
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Month12
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26189
Author:Wormington, A., C.A. Timmins, and R.M. Dermott.
Date:1993
Title:Distribution of zebra mussels on Canadian navigation buoys on the Great Lakes and upper St. Lawrence River, December 1992.
Publisher:Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pages:35 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierA.Wormington, C.Timmins, R.Dermott/Fisheries & Oce
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected11
Year Classadult
Size2 - 3 mm


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