Zebra Mussels

TOP 10 INVASIVE SPECIES
SPECIFIC REVIEW OF...

#1. Asian Carp

#2. Sea Squirt
#3. Lionfish
#4. Water Chestnuts
#5. Didymo
#6. Nutria
#7. Sea Lamprey
#8. Zebra Mussel
#9. Chinese Mitten Crab
#10. Alligator Weed

THESE ARE DANGEROUS SPECIES, TAKE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING
SPECIFIC PROFILE...HEED CAUTION

#8.Zebra Mussel

Name: Dreissena polymorpha
Alias: Zebra Mussel, Zeke, "the Prowler"
Crime: Competes with native species, clogs pipes
Date of Introduction: 1988
Introduced From: Eurasia
Located:Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, and some of Canada.
Characteristics: Fingernail-sized, freshwater mollusks with a striped pattern on both shells. Bivalve. Can grow up to 1 inch in length.
How to Prevent: After being in the water, scuba divers and sailors should clean their equipment on land so the mussels don't end up in the water again.