Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID547282
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake St. Clair (sample site 4)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake St. Clair
HUC8 Number04090002
HUC10 NameLake St. Clair
HUC10 Number0409000210
HUC12 Name040900020000
HUC12 Number040900021009
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month8
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9053
Author:Hebert, P.D.N., B.W. Muncaster, and G.L. Mackie
Date:1989
Title:Ecological and genetic studies on Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas): a new mollusc in the Great Lakes
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:46
Pages:1587-1591
Reference 2
Ref. Number:9049
Author:Griffiths, R.W., W.P. Kovalak, and D.W. Schloesser
Date:1989
Title:The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771), in North America: impact on raw water users
Publisher:Electric Power Research Institute
Pages:11-26
CommentsAttached to native mussels.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierGerry Mackie, U. of Guelph
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classadult


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