Specimen ID | 155483 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | bugensis |
Common Name | quagga mussel |
State | OH |
County | Ottawa |
Locality | Lake Erie, South Bass Island, near Sandusky |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
HUC10 Name | Pelee Island |
HUC10 Number | 0426000001 |
HUC12 Name | Pelee Island |
HUC12 Number | 042600000101 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1999 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping |
Status | established |
Comments | From U.S. Water News Online, August 2002 from E Water Weekly |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Specimen Impact | Quagga mussel outnumbers zebra mussel 10 to 1 in samples taken. Nine years ago, the zebra mussel outnumbered the quagga mussel 100 to 1. |