Quagga Mussel

Scientific name: Dreissena bugensis (Andrusov, 1897)

Common name: Quagga Mussel

Native To: Dneiper River drainage of Ukraine (Eastern Europe)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1989

Images: Google and Quagga Mussel Images (Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database)

Means of Introduction: Ballast water

Impact: Extreme water/food filters removing large amounts of plankton; take in lots of pollutants which harm wildlife that eat them; clogs water-intake pipes

Current U.S. Distribution: Current Quagga Mussel sightings distribution (updated daily) or Zebra and Quagga Mussels map; (Map)

Comparison: Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel) vs. Dreissena bugensis (Quagga mussel) - photo 1 and photo 2

Management Plans: Aquatic Species / Zebra Mussels and Dreissena species

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Dreissena bugensis
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Zebra Mussel Information System (ZMIS) (includes Quagga Mussel)
United States Army Corps of Engineers. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Extensive references

Genetic Studies of the Zebra Mussel and the Discovery of the Quagga Mussel in North America
United States Army Corps of Engineers. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Identification/Description; Photographis; Introduction History; Distribution

Zebra (Quagga) Mussel Advisory and Expanded Zebra Mussel Action Plan (Mar 2007; PDF | 323 KB) and Zebra Mussel-Free Certification (Mar 2007; PDF | 254 KB)
DOI. NPS. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Dreissena bugensis (Quagga Mussel) - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Special Note: Distribution by county

Dreissena Species FAQs, A Closer Look (Quagga Mussel and Zebra Mussel)
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Dreissena bugensis Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Invasive Mussels Found at Central Arizona Project (CAP) Intakes on Lake Havasu
Arizona Game & Fish.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Quagga and Zebra Mussels
California Department of Fish and Game.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Zebra Mussel Watch (includes Quagga mussel)
California Department of Water Resources. Environmental Services.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Zebra and Quagga Mussel Survey Methods and Materials

Help Halt Spread of Quagga Mussel
San Franscisco Recreation and Park Department.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Zebra/Quagga Mussel
Aquatic Invasive Species of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Sea Grant; Penn State-Erie, The Behrend College).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Quaggga Mussels
Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Photographs; Impacts; Controls

Draft Environmental Assessment: Millbrook Quarry Zebra Mussel and Quagga Mussel Eradication (Sep 25, 2005; PDF | 4.1 MB)
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Wildlife Diversity Division.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Quagga Mussels (Dreissena bugensis)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat

Quagga Mussel
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Environmental Education for Kids!
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Special Note: Suitable for schools

University/Academic

Quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and Zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) mussels
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Swimming and Settlement Behavior in the Quagga Mussel (1994-1995)
Maryland Sea Grant.
Research
Research conducted by: University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory

Zebra Mussel Mania! - Educational Resources
MIT. Sea Grant Center for Coastal Resources.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Special Note: Traveling trunk for use with grades 5-6

Quagga Mussels (2006; PDF | 286 KB)
Michigan Sea Grant College Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Controls

Quagga Mussel - Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site
National Sea Grant College Program. Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.
Research

2.3.6 Zebra and Quagga Mussel Control Measures - Environmental Impact Statement, Lake Source Cooling
Cornell University. Utilities and Energy Management. Facilities Services.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Dreissena spp. - National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
New York Sea Grant; Cornell University; DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; State University of New York.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Special Note: Includes information products for sale and bibliographies

Zebra Mussels in North America: The Invasive and it's Implications (PDF | 107 KB) (includes Quagga mussel)
Ohio Sea Grant College Program.
Introduction History; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Zebra/Quagga Mussel
Pennsylvania Sea Grant. Aquatic Invasive Species in Pennsylvania.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Quagga Mussels Fact Sheet (Dec 2003; PDF | 1.1 MB)
Pennsylvania Sea Grant.
Introduction History; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

International

The Great Lakes' Other Mussel Menance! (Summer 1995)
University of Guelph (Canada). Research Magazine - Volume X, Number 1.

Dreissena bugensis (mollusc) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Databse
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Zebra/Quagga Mussels
100th Meridian Initiative.
Special Note: Status of Quagga Mussel Infestion at Lake Mead (Mar 24, 2007; PDF | 949 KB) and Western Quagga Mussels (Mar 25, 2007; PDF | 407 KB)
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research

Quagga Mussel Alert! (Feb 2007; PDF | 195 KB)
Friends of Lake Powell.

Feared Quagga Mussel Turns Up in Western United States (Jan 2007)
Science Magazine 315:453. (USDA access through DigiTop)
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls