Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID243295
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateVT
CountyRutland
LocalityLake Bomoseen, near Bomoseen
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMettawee River
HUC8 Number04300101
HUC10 NamePoultney River
HUC10 Number0430010103
HUC12 NameCastleton River
HUC12 Number043001010304
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24101
Author:Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date:2011
Title:Lake Champlain Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program.
Publisher:Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierVermont Agency of Natural Resources biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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