Specimen ID | 1462887 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | bugensis |
Common Name | quagga mussel |
State | AZ |
County | Maricopa |
Locality | Red Mountain Park Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Middle Gila |
HUC8 Number | 15050100 |
HUC10 Name | Middle Queen Creek |
HUC10 Number | 1505010008 |
HUC12 Name | Double Knolls-Roosevelt Canal |
HUC12 Number | 150501000807 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 4 |
Collection Month | 1 |
Collection Year | 2013 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Comments | The lake is fed from a canal with an existing quagga mussel population. More mussels seen than were collected, maybe 1000. Not as many as the year before. Red-eared Sunfish were added which probably reduced the number of mussels, especially the 10-15 mm sizes that were absent. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Arizona Game and Fish Department |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 16 |
Size | 17 - 27 mm; mean 23 mm |