Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117098
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyAddison
LocalityLake Champlain near Crown Point, New York
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NamePutnam Creek-Lake Champlain
HUC10 Number0430010803
HUC12 NameMcKenzie Brook-Lake Champlain
HUC12 Number043001080304
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsThis report from Update on Zebra Mussels in Lake Champlain July 15, 1994. - Vermont DEC. [Coordinates adjusted to the west to fall in the lake.]
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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