Meanings of zebra mussel in English

Even the much-maligned zebra mussel helps filter toxins from lakes.

The byssus of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha is the key element of its adhesive strategy.

The zebra mussel, which is threatening the river Shannon, has now spread downstream to Limerick docks.

Only a few years after its first appearance in Ireland, the zebra mussel has thoroughly saturated the State's waterways.

The water pump that draws our domestic water from Annaghkeen Bay in Lough Corrib has succumbed to the dreaded zebra mussel.

This study confirmed that the comet assay applied on zebra mussel haemocytes may be a useful tool in determining the potential genotoxicity of water pollutants.

The work of releasing over 1.2 million unfed salmon fry into the lake and its tributaries was carried out without transferring the zebra mussel upriver.

Claire had written an essay on zebra mussels for a science writers' competition.

Some two billion zebra mussels now live in Lough Key.

Zebra mussels immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-80s as stowaways on foreign ships.

That's how scientists think the destructive and oft-pilloried Zebra mussel got into the Great Lakes.

In addition, zebra mussels lay their eggs near the intake pipes of electricity generating stations.

Marine and zebra mussels secrete byssal beards to attach themselves opportunistically to hard surfaces in their environment.

Zebra mussels are an invasive species that can seriously damage an existing ecosystem and threaten native water life.

Zebra mussels have altered the ecosystems of the Great Lakes by reducing phytoplankton, the foundation of the local food chain.

The North Western Regional Fisheries Board has confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in Lough Gill in Co Sligo.