Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID543597
GroupMollusks-Bivalves
GenusDreissena
Speciesbugensis
Common Namequagga mussel
StateAZ
CountyCoconino
LocalityLake Powell, at Wahweap Marina
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Lake Powell
HUC8 Number14070006
HUC10 NameLower Wahweap Creek
HUC10 Number1407000609
HUC12 NameWahweap Bay-Lake Powell
HUC12 Number140700060905
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month3
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsFound on moored boats and dock structures. The first sign of a quagga mussel at Lake Powell showed up in a water sample in 2007.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected14
Year Classadults


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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