Specimen ID | 242483 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
Country | Canada |
State | ON |
Locality | Laurel Creek Reservoir in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Grand River |
HUC8 Number | 04250004 |
HUC10 Name | Upper Grand River |
HUC10 Number | 0425000400 |
HUC12 Name | Upper Grand River |
HUC12 Number | 042500040000 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 1991 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water | released aquarium |
Status | eradicated |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 17233 |
Author: | O'Neill, Jr., C.R. |
Date: | 1991 |
Title: | Aquarium release places zebra mussels in Reservoir. |
Journal: | Dreissena polymorpha Information Review |
Publisher: | New York Sea Grant, Brockport, NY. |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 5 |
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Comments | A person dumped the contents of their aquarium containing zebra mussels. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |