Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID240322
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake St. Clair [southcentral portion]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake St. Clair
HUC8 Number04090002
HUC10 NameLake St. Clair
HUC10 Number0409000210
HUC12 Name040900020000
HUC12 Number040900021009
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month9
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9058
Author:Hunter, R.D., and J.F. Bailey
Date:1992
Title:Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel): colonization of soft substrata and some effects on unionid bivalves
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:106
Issue:2
Pages:60-67
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2847/sq. m.


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