Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID250406
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateCA
CountyOrange
LocalityRattlesnake Reservoir, Irvine
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNewport Bay
HUC8 Number18070204
HUC10 NameSan Diego Creek
HUC10 Number1807020401
HUC12 NamePeters Canyon Wash
HUC12 Number180702040101
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month5
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsSee voucher photo.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierScripps Institute of Oceanography
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classveliger
Photo
Dreissena bugensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2024].

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