Talk:Quagga mussel

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[edit] Merge with zebra mussel?

The following note was put at the bottom of the zebra mussel article some months ago by an unknown user:

The entries on the Quagga mussel and the Zebra mussel should probably be merged into one entry concerning Dreissina species. Most of the information presented is North American in perspective perhaps because many Europeans have lived with these species for generations and are accustomed to the problems that these species cause.

One significant difference between the two species is that Quagga mussels can occur at greater depths than zebra mussels.

I'm anything but an expert on mussels, or anything biology, really. I just happened upon the zebra mussel article and was able to do some cleaning. I'm fine with merging the zebras and quaggas, but I can't do that. Can someone look into this? Any need for an "official" merger tag? ··· rWd · Talk ··· 19:53, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

I would say no; but cross linking the two pages would be very useful.

After looking at the excellent elephant page, I would say that merging the Zebra/quagga mussel pages would be justified. While zebra mussels are certainly more known, quagga mussels are a part of the zebra mussel story. I think a thoughtfully reworked and merged page would be better than the two short pages in their current form. Yes the two species are distinct, but the ecological issues that they present are very similar, their feeding, reproductive biology, and invasive characteristics are very similar. The primary ecological difference is one of depth range and temperature tolerance. A quagga photo would be essential before a merger.