Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1878262
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesrostriformis
Subspeciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyOswego
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameLake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000202
HUC12 NameLake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020200
Map
Collection Month5
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46095
Author:Elgin, A.K., P.W. Glyshaw, and B.C. Weidel
Date:2022
Title:Depth drives growth dynamics of dreissenid mussels in Lake Ontario
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:48
Issue:2
Pages:289-299
Comments90 m depth
Record TypeLiterature


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