Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1652432
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyOtsego
LocalityOtsego Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050101
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Susquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205010106
HUC12 NameHayden Creek-Ostego Lake
HUC12 Number020501010603
Map

NAS ARM

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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34744
Author:Otsego Lake Association
Date:2020
Title:Feared quagga mussel invades.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierSUNY
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/4/2024].

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