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Dreissena

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Dreis´se`na
prop. n.1.(Zool.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species (Dreissena polymorpha) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe.
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Noun1.Dreissena - zebra mussels
genus Dreissena
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Unionidae, Unionidae - freshwater mussels found worldwide
Dreissena polymorpha, zebra mussel - inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
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Laboratory culture of Dreissena polymorpha larvae: Spawning success, adult fecundity, and larval mortality patterns.
Natural variation in larval size and developmental rate of the ... by Przeslawski, R.; Webb, A.R. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Effects of eutrophication and invasion of Dreissena polymorpha in the coastal zone of the eastern Gulf of Finland.
Spatial distribution of macrofauna in a littoral zone with drifting ... by Berezina, Nadezhda A. / Estonian Journal of Ecology
As a result, so far only the most annoying, high impact invasive species were revealed and investigated satisfactorily, for example, the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (Karatayev 1983, Burlakova 1998, Karatayev et al.
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