| Specimen ID | 156105 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Dreissena |
| Species | polymorpha |
| Common Name | zebra mussel |
| State | OH |
| County | Ottawa |
| Locality | Lake Erie off the southeast shore of North Bass Island [western basin] |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
| HUC10 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC10 Number | 0426000002 |
| HUC12 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC12 Number | 042600000200 |
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| Collection Day | 1 |
| Collection Month | 6 |
| Collection Year | 1996 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 13251 |
| Author: | Bially, A., and H.J. MacIsaac |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Title: | Fouling mussels (Dreissena spp.) colonize soft sediments in Lake Erie and facilitate benthic invertebrates. |
| Journal: | Freshwater Biology |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Pages: | 85-97 |
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| Comments | During autumn 1995, waves generated by a hurricane-associated storm ranged from 2 to 5 m. Mussel beds that were virtually continuous at 9.1m during August 1995 had been obliterated prior to June 1996, at which time they commenced their study of colony recovery. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Specimen Impact | 94% of the mussels collected at the 7.3 m sample were D. polymorpha, the other 6% were D. bugensis. |
