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n. - Zebra mussels.

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  • Many invasive species have been introduced into new areas in this manner, including the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), pictured here.
  • & Rasmussen, J.B. “Impending extinctions of North American freshwater mussels (Unionida) following the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion.”
  • Amongst those of the first we may instance Limnoea stagnalis, palustris, peregra, etc, Dreissena polymorpha, Planorbis corneus, etc.; the various Unios, anodons, and...
  • The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) was introduced to North America in the early 1990s and has been spreading throughout the Mississippi river basin, which contains...
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