Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155483
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie, South Bass Island, near Sandusky
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NamePelee Island
HUC10 Number0426000001
HUC12 NamePelee Island
HUC12 Number042600000101
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsFrom U.S. Water News Online, August 2002 from E Water Weekly
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen ImpactQuagga mussel outnumbers zebra mussel 10 to 1 in samples taken. Nine years ago, the zebra mussel outnumbered the quagga mussel 100 to 1.


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