Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID785828
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciespolymorpha
Common Namezebra mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Huron, Georgian Bay, at Sturgeon River at mouth
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
HUC10 NameJoseph Island-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC10 Number0424000201
HUC12 NameJoseph Island-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC12 Number042400020102
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month7
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27221
Author:Brady, V.
Date:2015
Title:Great Lakes Coastal Monitoring Project: inverts dataset (through 2013)
Publisher:Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected13


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