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Dreissena polymorpha

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Noun1.Dreissena polymorpha - inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
zebra mussel
freshwater clam, freshwater mussel - bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
Dreissena, genus Dreissena - zebra 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
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.
Distribution and Abundance of Ponto-Caspian Amphipods in the ... by Sergey Mastitsky / Biological sciences community
In the 1930s, the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) appeared in the lake (Mikelsaar & Voore, 1936).
Variation of macrozoobenthos communities in the reed Phragmites ... by Kumari, Margit; Kangur, Kulli; Haldna, Marina / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Biology/Ecology
 
 
 
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