Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID117868
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyAddison
LocalityLake Champlain at Chipman Point (CHIP)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameSouth Bay-Lake Champlain
HUC10 Number0430010801
HUC12 NameCharter Brook-Lake Champlain
HUC12 Number043001080104
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month8
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom a Vermont DEC memorandum on zebra mussel distribution, September 24, 1997.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierVermont DEC biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedsee size
Year Classjuvenile
Size52,000/sq.m.


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