Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID256410
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateOH
CountyHamilton
LocalityOhio River near Cincinnati
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Ohio-Laughery
HUC8 Number05090203
HUC10 NameMuddy Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0509020302
HUC12 NameDry Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number050902030202
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18176
Author:Kraft, C.
Date:1994
Title:Zebra mussel update.
Journal:(Newsletter)
Publisher:University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, Madison, WI.
Volume:21
CommentsOnly one specimen observed.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Size9.85 mm


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