Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID268071
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateAZ
CountyYuma
LocalityMittry Lake [adjacent to Colorado River]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030107
HUC10 NamePicacho Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1503010701
HUC12 NameColorado River-Mittry Lake
HUC12 Number150301070101
Map
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Collection Month3
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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