Zebra mussel
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The zebra mussel is a small freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. The species originates from the lakes of southwestern Russia and southeastern Europe, but has been
Dreissena polymorpha 0265
Right valve
Left valve
Closeup of siphon
Quagga mussel
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The quagga mussel is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. It has a lifespan of 3 to 5 years. It has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the othe
Zebra mussel
…Right and left valve of the same specimen: Zebra mussels and the closely related and ecologically similar quagga mussels are filter-feeding organisms; they remove particles from the water column. Zebra mussels process up to 1 litre (0.26 US gal; 34 US fl oz) of water per…
Dreissena bugensis
Quagga mussels in Lake Michigan sediment sample