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Bookmark or Share- Zebra mussel - WikipediaThe zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel. The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, but has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide.
- What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them?Zebra mussels are an invasive, fingernail-sized mollusk that is native to fresh waters in Eurasia. Their name comes from the dark, zig-zagged stripes on each shell. Zebra mussels probably arrived in the Great Lakes in the 1980s via ballast water that was discharged by large ships from Europe.
- Zebra Mussels | Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research ...Zebra mussels are ¼-1 ½ inch-long bivalve (2-shelled) molluscs. They evolved from ancestors similar to surf clams (used to make clam chowder) that invaded fresh waters in southern Russia. They have a D- or wedge-shaped shell, which is often marked by alternating brown and yellow bands in a zigzag pattern.
- Zebra mussel - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bioThe zebra mussel ( Dreissena polymorpha ) is a small freshwater mussel. The species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, but has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide.
- Invasive Zebra Mussels - U.S. National Park ServiceZebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are small, freshwater, bivalve shellfish that were likely brought to the U.S. as stowaways in the ballast water of ships. They are native to the Caspian and Black Seas south of Russia and Ukraine, and have since become widespread in both Europe and the U.S.
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