Specimen ID | 268999 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | polymorpha |
Common Name | zebra mussel |
Country | Canada |
State | ON |
Locality | Lake Erie, offshore between Point Pelee and Erieau, Ontario, Canada |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
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Collection Month | 11 |
Collection Year | 1986 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 18395 |
Author: | Carlton, J.T. |
Date: | 2008 |
Title: | The zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha found in North America in 1986 and 1987. |
Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
Volume: | 34 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 770-773 |
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Comments | Found on natural gas wellheads. Became a maintenance issue by 1990. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | many |