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Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel; Moule zebra; Zebra-Muschel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia, being first described in 1769 by the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in the Ural, Volga, and Dnieper rivers. These mussels are still found nearby, as Pontic (Black Sea) and Caspian species. However, the zebra mussel has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas, and has become an invasive species in many different countries worldwide. They were invasive to the Great Lakes but in the 1990s, they invaded the Hudson River. They are commonly found on the bottom of ships and eat the algae that is food for fish. Without food, fish starve. Inspectors check ships for the mussels before they leave port. Scientists are trying to control the mussels.
View Wikipedia Record: Dreissena polymorpha

Infraspecies

Dreissena polymorpha levis
Dreissena polymorpha polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha sumbarica
Dreissena polymorpha var. comans
Dreissena polymorpha var. langorostralia
Dreissena polymorpha var. polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha weberi

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Dreissena polymorpha

Attributes

Water Biome [1]  Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams
Diet [1]  Planktivore

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Biotopverbund Spreeaue 1540 Germany  

Ecosystems

Predators

Consumers

External References

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Citations

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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0