Specimen ID | 236548 |
Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
Genus | Dreissena |
Species | bugensis |
Common Name | quagga mussel |
State | WI |
County | Douglas |
Locality | Lake Superior in Duluth-Superior Harbor, just inside the Superior entry in the harbor. |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Superior |
HUC8 Number | 04180000 |
HUC10 Name | Lower Nemadji River-Frontal Lake Superior |
HUC10 Number | 0418000002 |
HUC12 Name | Allouez Bay-Frontal Lake Superior |
HUC12 Number | 041800000200 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 2005 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 17941 |
Author: | Grigorovich, I.A., J.R. Kelly, J.A. Darling, and C.W. West |
Date: | 2008 |
Title: | The quagga mussel invades the Lake Superior Basin. |
Journal: | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
Volume: | 34 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 342-350 |
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Comments | Confirmed by DNA analysis. |
Record Type | Specimen |
Disposal | preserved |
Museum Cat Number | FMNH 310454 |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |