Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID116377
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyLivingston
LocalityConesus Lake (north end), about 30 miles south of Rochester
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Genesee
HUC8 Number04130003
HUC10 NameConesus Creek
HUC10 Number0413000301
HUC12 NameMiddle Conesus Creek
HUC12 Number041300030102
Map
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Collection Month12
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFound thousands of veligers but no adults.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDave MacNeil, NY Sea Grant, Brockport, NY
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number CollectedThsnds
Year Classveliger


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