Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1897661
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesrostriformis
Subspeciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateMI
CountyMuskegon
LocalityLake Michigan, near Muskegon, 45 m depth
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
Collection Month1
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46590
Author:Pothoven, S. and A.K. Elgin
Date:2026
Title:Quagga mussel veliger production, growth, and timing across a depth gradient in southeast Lake Michigan
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:52
Issue:1
Pages:102705
CommentsSampling occurred bimonthly from January to December of 2021
Record TypeLiterature
Year Classveliger


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/20/2026].

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