Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID785758
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateMI
CountyHuron
LocalityLake Huron, N of Heisterman Island and SW of Point Charity
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
HUC10 NameManitoulin Island
HUC10 Number0424000201
HUC12 NameManitoulin Island
HUC12 Number042400020101
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month6
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27221
Author:Brady, V.
Date:2015
Title:Great Lakes Coastal Monitoring Project: inverts dataset (through 2013)
Publisher:Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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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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