Zebra mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The zebra mussel , Dreissena polymorpha , is a species of small freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc. This species was originally native to the lakes of southeast Russia. However, it has ...
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Development: Dreissena polymorpha is a sexual species with both males and females. ... Dreissena polymorpha can reach sexual maturity in its first year as small as 8-10 mm (Ackerman et al., 1994). As the young adults continue to grow, the maximum size is 3-5 cm (Mackie et al., 1989).
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Native range Dreissena polymorpha is native to the drainage basins of the Black, Caspian and Aral Seas (Gollasch and Lepp koski 1999). D. polymorpha has been found as fossil in Central and Western Europe. Its recent reappearance is therefore regarded as a return migration.
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A species profile for Zebra Mussel from USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center. ... Dreissena polymorpha; Integrated Taxonomic Information System.; Taxonomy ... Dreissena polymorpha Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database; USDA. National Agricultural Library.; Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
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Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are native to the Caspian and Black Seas. They are now established in the UK, Western Europe, Canada and the USA. They compete with zooplankton for food, thus affecting natural food webs.
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1992. The Zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha : ecology, biological monitoring and first applications in the water quality management. New York City, New York, USA: G. Fischer. ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Veneroida Family Dreissenidae Species Dreissena polymorpha...
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Zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, are small, fingernail-sized, freshwater mollusks accidentally introduced to North America via ballast water from a transoceanic vessel. ... Since their introduction in the mid 1980s, they have spread rapidly to all of the Great Lakes and an increasing number of inland waterways in...
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Title: Effects of zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, infestation on Lake Dardanelle water quality. ... Zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, were first discovered in Lake Dardanelle in September 1992 and their population has been increasing dramatically since that time.
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Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) ... Dreissena polymorpha attached to Potamilus alatus, INHS 13808. Lake Erie, Ottawa County, Ohio. Length: 0.8 inch (2.0 cm). ... Highly variable with respect to color as its scientific name polymorpha (many forms) indicates. Most are white or cream-colored with jagged lateral brown to...
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