Zebra mussel
A species of Dreissenid mussel Scientific name : Dreissena polymorpha Genus : Dreissenid mussel
Zebra mussel, A species of Dreissenid mussel
Botanical name: Dreissena polymorpha
Genus: Dreissenid mussel
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The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, being first described in 1769 by the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in the Ural, Volga, and Dnieper rivers. However, the zebra mussel has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas, and has become an invasive species in many different countries worldwide. Since the 1980s, they have invaded the Great Lakes and the...
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Scientific Classification
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Molluscs Class
Bivalve shell Order
Myida Family
Dreissenidae Genus
Dreissenid mussel Species
Zebra mussel