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- Title
First record of quagga mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Andrusov, 1897) (Bivalvia, Dreissenidae) from Mexico.
- Authors
Wakida-Kusunoki, Armando T.; Wakida, Fernando T.; De Leon-Sandoval, José Mario
- Abstract
The freshwater mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Andrusov, 1897) has been identified as an invader on different continents. Here, we report the first record of quagga mussel species in México. We detected quagga mussels in El Carrizo reservoir in the Mexican state of Baja California on July 12, 2014. Additional studies in both regions indicated that this species is spreading in the Colorado River basin. However, no specimens were detected in the sites examined in the Mexican portion of the Colorado River Basin. Further sampling is required to assess the invasion area.
- Subjects
COLORADO River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico); BAJA California (Mexico : State); QUAGGA mussel; FRESHWATER mussels; INTRODUCED species; MOLLUSK populations
- Publication
BioInvasions Record, 2015, Vol 4, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
2242-1300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3391/bir.2015.4.1.05