APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Dreissena bugensis (Andrusov, 1897) - Quagga mussel - an invasive non-native species (Marine bivalves)
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Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 1

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 2

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 3

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- a group / collection of shells 4

Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis
- shell 1

Specimen here were loaned from a private collection in the UK for the purposes of photography, 16.01.16. The specimens here were collected on stones in shallow water at Albert Kanaal, Grobbendonk, Belgium.

The Quagga mussel, Dreissena bungensis is a non-native invasive freshwater mussel and is closely related to the Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. The Quagga mussel is a serious pest in certain areas of the UK, such as at some sites in south-east and can occur with the Zebra mussel.

The species has been placed here because it can occur in brackish water and people need to know what this species looks like so they can report where and when it was found to the Environment Agency, so its spread can try and be checked. The species also appears on the WoRMS marine database.

Scientific and European Names:
Dreissena bugensis, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, Dreissena rostriformis, Quagga mussel.

Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Quagga mussel Marine Freshwater Brackish Bivalve Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.