Zebra mussels

A couple dozen mussels with brown-black-and-white-striped shell together on the ground

Photo By/Credit

Dave Britton/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Z is for zebra mussels, an invasive species that threatens U.S. waters.

Ecosystem

Coastal

Marine

Species

Dreissena polymorpha

Subject tags

Invasive species

Marine environments

Mollusks

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