Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1877398
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesrostriformis
Subspeciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalityPointe-des-Cascades, St. Lawrence River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaisin River-St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290008
HUC10 NameIle de Salaberry-St. Lawrence River
HUC10 Number0429000807
HUC12 NameCanal de Beauhamois-Fleuve Saint-Laurent
HUC12 Number042900080706
Map
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:45630
Author:Rocher, B., E. David, A. Tanguy, A. Le Saux, L. Evariste, F. Louis, L. Delahaut, D. Rioult, S. Pain-Devin, R. Peden, O. Dedourge-Geffard, S. Devin, and F. Bultelle
Date:2020
Title:Characterization of Cu/Zn-SODs in sympatric species: A comparison of zebra and quagga mussels
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:46
Issue:6
Pages:1786-1790
CommentsConfirmed with Cu/Zn-SOD profiles
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/29/2025].

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