Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116083
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyNiagara
LocalityLake Ontario, Somerset generating station
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Commentsveligers since mid-July (peaked at 16588/cu.yd.); attached mussels since mid-August. Found Zebra mussel shells in Spring of 1990, presumably entering the system in 1989.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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