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The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel. The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, [ 3 ] but has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide. Since the 1980s, the species has invaded the Great Lakes, Hudson River ...
The quagga mussel resembles the zebra mussel, just as its namesake (quagga) resembles the zebra. The quagga mussel shell can be distinguished from the zebra mussel shell because it is paler toward the end of the hinge. It is also slightly larger than the zebra mussel, about 20 mm (0.8 in) wide, roughly about the size of an adult human's thumbnail.
The most common types of dreissenids are Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel) and Dreissena rostriformis (Quagga mussel). [14] These mussels damage both ecological systems and human infrastructure. In North America, biofouling caused by dreissenids created 267 million dollars’ worth of damage between 1989 and 2004. [ 14 ]
A boat propeller encrusted with zebra mussels. NPS/FlickrThe zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in ...
Starting Nov. 1, all boats entering the two lakes will be inspected for both mussels, he said. “Our job is to make sure it’s not getting into the lake,” Duprey said. “The impacts can be ...
Heterodonta (zebra mussels) Mussel (/ ˈmʌsəl /) is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.
The Dreissenidae are a family of small freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs.They attach themselves to stones or to any other hard surface using a byssus.The shells of these bivalves are shaped somewhat like those of true mussels, and they also attach themselves to a hard substrate using a byssus; however, this group is not at all closely related to true mussels, being more closely ...
Aug. 18—At least 12 invasive zebra mussels were found in aquatic moss balls sold for aquariums in a Renton, Washington, Petco on Aug. 5. The mussels, which are native to freshwater bodies in ...