Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID785818
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Ontario, at Massasauga Point Conservation Area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePrince Edward County-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280001
HUC10 NameAmherst Island-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000100
HUC12 NameAmherst Island-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800010000
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month8
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 Collected4


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