Specimen Information

Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
Mollusks-Bivalves
Exotic

Specimen ID268409
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateAZ
CountyLa Paz
LocalityLake Havasu, at Office Cove [near Parker Dam]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBill Williams
HUC8 Number15030204
HUC10 NameCastaneda Wash-Bill Williams River
HUC10 Number1503020404
HUC12 NameBill Williams River-Lake Havasu
HUC12 Number150302040410
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month4
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierJohn Beaver, BSA Env. Services, Inc. Beachwood, OH
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1.27/L
Year Classveliger


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