Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID271840
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateNY
CountyOntario
LocalityCanandaigua Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number04140201
HUC10 NameCanadaigua Lake
HUC10 Number0414020102
HUC12 NameSucker Brook-Canadaigua Lake
HUC12 Number041402010205
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month8
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsSee voucher photo. Collected at 24 m depth
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Photo
Dreissena bugensis


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/22/2024].

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