Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117796
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyEssex
LocalityLake Champlain at Willsboro Bay (WILL) (just north of Willsboro, NY)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameLake Champlain
HUC10 Number0430010816
HUC12 NameWillsboro Bay
HUC12 Number043001081601
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month7
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom a memorandum by the Vermont DEC on the zebra mussel distribution, September 24, 1997.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedsee size
Year Classveliger
Size452/cu.m.


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