Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117100
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyAddison
LocalityLake Champlain just north of the Lake Champlain Bridge (11 miles west of Middlebury, Vermont)
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 Month7
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsThis report from Update on Zebra Mussels in Lake Champlain August 3, 1994. - Vermont DEC
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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