Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1462889
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateAZ
CountyMaricopa
LocalityRed Mountain Park Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Gila
HUC8 Number15050100
HUC10 NameMiddle Queen Creek
HUC10 Number1505010008
HUC12 NameDouble Knolls-Roosevelt Canal
HUC12 Number150501000807
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month7
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsThe lake is fed from a canal with an existing quagga mussel population.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierArizona Game and Fish Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected31
Size9 - 27 mm; mean 20 mm


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/8/2024].

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