Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1878243
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyErie
LocalityBuffalo River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuffalo-Eighteenmile
HUC8 Number04120103
HUC10 NameBuffalo River
HUC10 Number0412010303
HUC12 NameBuffalo River
HUC12 Number041201030306
Map
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46088
Author:George, S.D., B.T. Duffy, B.P. Baldigo, D. Skaros, and A.J. Smith
Date:2022
Title:Condition of macroinvertebrate communities in the Buffalo River Area of Concern following sediment remediation
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:48
Issue:1
Pages:183-194
Record TypeLiterature


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