Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156144
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Erie, Site 3, Long Point Bay, approx. 5 m offshore of the Nanticoke Generating Station
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month5
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13247
Author:Claxton, W.T., and G.L. Mackie
Date:1998
Title:Seasonal and depth variations in gametogenesis and spawning of Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis in eastern Lake Erie.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Volume:76
Pages:2010-2019
CommentsCollections taken from 5/24/1994 - 10/6/1994.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected10
Size.80 - 1.2 cm


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