Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID547272
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityTilbury Water Treatment Plant, Ontario, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Thames River
HUC8 Number04090007
HUC10 NameLower Thames River
HUC10 Number0409000700
HUC12 NameLower Thames River
HUC12 Number040900070000
Map
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Collection Month1
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9048
Author:Griffiths, R.W., D. Schloesser, J.H. Leach, and W.P. Kovalak
Date:1991
Title:Distribution and dispersal of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Great Lakes region
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:48
Pages:1381-1388
CommentsDensity reached 140,000/m2.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number CollectedSee reference
Year ClassSee reference
SizeSee reference


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