Specimen ID | 1418618 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | bugensis |
Common Name | quagga mussel |
State | CO |
County | Summit |
Locality | Green Mountain Reservoir on the Blue River |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Blue |
HUC8 Number | 14010002 |
HUC10 Name | Middle Blue River |
HUC10 Number | 1401000205 |
HUC12 Name | Green Mountain Reservoir |
HUC12 Number | 140100020504 |
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Collection Day | 18 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2017 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | failed |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 30503 |
Author: | Truitt, L. |
Date: | 2017 |
Title: | State and federal agencies find evidence of quagga mussel veligers in Green Mountain Reservoir. |
Publisher: | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 32223 |
Author: | Western Regional Panel Members |
Date: | 2018 |
Title: | Member Update Reports for the Western Regional Panel Meeting |
Publisher: | Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Western Regional Panel |
Pages: | 52 |
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Comments | Confirmed by microscopic analysis and DNA testing. No adults found during subsequent SCUBA dive surveys. After 3 consecutive years of negative veliger sampling, in January 2021 the reservoir was delisted by the State. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Year Class | veliger |