Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID785793
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateMI
CountyDelta
LocalityLake Michigan, at Bay De Noc shoreline near Lakeview Spur A (at Public Shoreline Beach - St. Vitals)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFishdam-Sturgeon
HUC8 Number04030112
HUC10 NameSturgeon River-Frontal Big Bay De Noc
HUC10 Number0403011202
HUC12 NameBig River-Frontal Big Bay De Noc
HUC12 Number040301120209
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month7
Collection Year2012
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 [10/4/2024].

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