Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1757650
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesrostriformis
Subspeciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateMI
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Michigan, west of Holland
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
Collection Day23
Collection Month6
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44834
Author:Gezon, N.R., D.W. Haywick, J.M. Sanders, I. Hewson, and K.B. Strychar
Date:2020
Title:Circular Rep encoding single stranded (CRESS) DNA virus-like sequences detected in quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and sediments from the central Lake Michigan benthos
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:46
Issue:2
Pages:302-310
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected90
Size>15mm-25mm<
Number Preserved90


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/22/2025].

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