Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID242509
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyWayne
LocalityErie Canal at Palmyra, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number04140201
HUC10 NameMud Creek
HUC10 Number0414020101
HUC12 NameLower Mud Creek
HUC12 Number041402010103
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17234
Author:Anonymous
Date:1990
Title:Inland waters zebra mussel monitoring program.
Journal:Dreissena polymorpha Information Review
Publisher:New York Sea Grant, Brockport, NY.
Volume:1
Issue:1
Pages:1
CommentsData from sampling plates and field observations.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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