Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID291586
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateAZ
CountyCoconino
LocalityLake Powell, near Glen Canyon Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Lake Powell
HUC8 Number14070006
HUC10 NameWest Canyon Creek-Lake Powell
HUC10 Number1407000610
HUC12 NameGlen Canyon Dam-Lake Powell
HUC12 Number140700061008
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month10
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsDetected with microscopy and DNA. The first sign of a quagga mussel at Lake Powell showed up in a water sample in 2007.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classveligers


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