Specimen ID | 1462888 |
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 | 17 |
Collection Month | 7 |
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. Although the largest sized mussels were collected so far, the number of mussels has decreased from six months ago, likely do to sunfish predation. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Arizona Game and Fish Department |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 85 |
Size | 10 - 36 mm; mean 20 mm |