Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID242828
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalitySweetwater Reservoir, at the powerplant intake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Diego
HUC8 Number18070304
HUC10 NameLower Sweetwater River
HUC10 Number1807030409
HUC12 NameRice Canyon-Sweetwater River
HUC12 Number180703040903
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month12
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27845
Author:Wong, W.H., and S.L. Gerstenberger (eds.)
Date:2015
Title:Biology and Management of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the Western United States.
Publisher:CRC Press
CommentsVeligers found inside the powerplant.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classveliger


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