Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155920
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyMonroe
LocalityLake Ontario at Rochester, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9082
Author:May, B., and J.E. Marsden
Date:1992
Title:Genetic identification and implications of another invasive species of dreissenid mussel in the Great Lakes.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:49
Pages:1501-1506
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected47


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