Specimen ID | 116083 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
State | NY |
County | Niagara |
Locality | Lake Ontario, Somerset generating station |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Ontario |
HUC8 Number | 04280002 |
HUC10 Name | Lake Ontario |
HUC10 Number | 0428000202 |
HUC12 Name | Lake Ontario |
HUC12 Number | 042800020200 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 1990 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
Status | established |
Comments | veligers 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 Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |