"Dreissena" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of mussels in the family Dreissenidae, class BIVALVIA. They are found in both fresh and brackish water and are not native to North America. Accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes in 1986, they now proliferate widely throughout the United States.
| Descriptor ID |
D049875
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.644.080.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Mussels, Zebra- Mussels, Zebra
- Mussel, Zebra
- Zebra Mussel
- Dreissena polymorpha
- Dreissena polymorphas
- polymorpha, Dreissena
- polymorphas, Dreissena
- Zebra Mussels
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