Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID261373
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateOH
CountyLucas
LocalityLake Erie, at City of Toledo water intake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month5
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18593
Author:Fraleigh, P.C., P.L. Klerks, G. Gubanich, G. Matisoff, and R.C. Stevenson.
Date:1993
Title:Abundance and settling of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) veligers in western and central Lake Erie.
Publisher:Lewis Publishers
Pages:129-142
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected174 / L
Year Classveliger


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