Species Regional Summary
Dreissena bugensis
_CDA_L094 (Maumee River) ( L094 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Toledo/OH/Lake Erie (1992, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)

Geographic Extent

Toledo/OH/Lake Erie (1992, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
Larvae of the mayfly Hexageneia spp., which burrow in soft sediments of the Great Lakes, in mesocosm experiments, showed a strong preference to settle near clusters of Dreissena (primarily D. bugensis) (Devanna et al. 2011).
 

References

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