Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116314
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Ontario, Mussels attached to navigational buoys in and around Toronto harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13755
Author:Schaner, T., and G.C. LeTendre.
Date:1990
Title:Sightings of zebra mussel in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in 1990.
Publisher:Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lake Ontario Fisheries Unit.
Pages:4 p
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected200/sq.m
Year Classadult


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