Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID630668
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
StateNY
CountyCayuga
LocalityOwasco Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number04140201
HUC10 NameOwasco Lake
HUC10 Number0414020113
HUC12 NameOwasco Lake
HUC12 Number041402011305
Map
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Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26830
Author:Wunderlich, M.
Date:2012
Title:2012 Eastern Finger Lakes Benthic Aquatic Invertebrate Assessment (unpublished).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected48


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