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Definition of Dreissena

Dreissena
Dreissena Dreis"se*na, n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a Belgian physician.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of bivalve shells of which one species (D. polymorpha) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe.

Meaning of Dreissena from wikipedia

- Dreissena is a genus of small freshwater mussels in the family Dreissenidae in the class Bivalvia. They are found attached to firm substrates by threads...
- The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Dreissenidae. The species originates from...
- The quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis, also known as Dreissena bugensis or Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) is a species (or subspecies) of freshwater...
- Dreissena carinata is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Dreissenidae. Per IUCN, the species has the status "vulnerable". "Dreissena carinata...
- Dreissena rostriformis distincta is a (possible) subspecies of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Dreissenidae. It was originally...
- America. The most common types of dreissenids are Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel) and Dreissena rostriformis (Quagga mussel). These mussels damage...
- Illustration of the byssus of Dreissena polymorpha, the freshwater zebra mussel...
- species include the American oyster Cr****ostrea virginica, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Some molluscs sting or...
- Dreissena caspia is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Dreissenidae. The species is found in Central Asia. Rintelen, T.; Van Damme, D. (2011)...
- fluminalis Corbicula fluminea (Freshwater bivalve mollusk) Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel) Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Quagga mussel) Potamopyrgus antipodarum...