Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1702004
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityThe Ohio State Ohio State University’s F.T. Stone laboratory at Put-in-Bay Ohio in the western basin of Lake Erie
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38480
Author:Haag, W.R. and D.W. Garton
Date:1992
Title:Synchronous spawning in a recently established population of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in western Lake Erie, USA
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:234
Pages:103-110
Comments20-30 adult mussels were collected monthly from November, 1988, to May, 1989, and approximately every 10 days from June to October, 1989.
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected152
Number Preserved152


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