A review of the early life history of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha): comparisons with marine bivalves

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1169-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Daniel Ackerman ◽  
Blair Sim ◽  
S. Jerrine Nichols ◽  
Renata Claudi
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Larval Shell ◽  
Planktonic Larva ◽  
External Fertilization ◽  
Marine Bivalves ◽  
History Of

The ecological and economic impacts of the introduced zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas)) have been due in part to a life history that is conserved with marine bivalves but unique among the indigenous freshwater fauna. There are a number of life history events in D. polymorpha that follow external fertilization and embryology. The first is a brief trochophore stage. The development of a velum and secretion of a larval shell lead to a D-shaped veliger, which is the first recognizable planktonic larva. Later a second larval shell is secreted and this veliconcha is the last obligate free-swimming veliger. Conversely, the last larval stage, the pediveliger, can either swim using its velum or crawl using its foot. Pediveligers select substrates on which they "settle" by secreting byssal threads and undergo metamorphosis to become plantigrade mussels. The secretion of the adult shell and change in growth axis lead to the convergent heteromyarian shape. Zebra mussels produce byssal threads as adults, but these attachments may be broken, enabling the mussels to translocate to new areas. The recognition of these life history features will lead to a better understanding of zebra mussel biology. In summary, life history stages of zebra mussels are similar to those of marine bivalves and should be identified morphologically rather than on the basis of size.

A wall jet to measure the attachment strength of zebra mussels

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Daniel Ackerman ◽  
C. Ross Ethier ◽  
Jan K. Spelt ◽  
D. Grant Allen ◽  
Catherine M. Cottrell
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Artificial Substrates ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Dreissena Bugensis ◽  
Marine Bivalves ◽  
Attachment Strength ◽  
The Mean

A wall jet is presented as a novel means of measuring the attachment strength of zebra mussels. Attachment strength was inferred from a fluid detachment parameter (DP), defined as the nominal wall shear stress at the detachment site × mussel length2. DP varied significantly on natural and artificial substrates: in tests with 288 Dreissena bugensis (≈8–10 mm long), the mean (±SE) DP was 8.9 ± 0.9 mPa∙m2 on limestone/dolomite, 5.6 ± 0.5 mPa∙m2 on polyvinylchloride, 4.3 ± 0.4 mPa∙m2 on stainless steel, 4.2 ± 0.5 mPa∙m2 on aluminum, and 2.5 ± 0.3 mPa∙m2 on polymethylmethacrylate (Plexiglas). The attachment strength of postlarval mussels (plantigrades; <1 mm) was two orders of magnitude less than adult mussels. These results were validated with conventional tensile loadings, in which 633 Dreissena bugensis and 26 Dreissena polymorpha were pulled off substrates with a calibrated force scale. The tensile loadings results were comparable with those of marine bivalves. Good correlation between pull-off force and DP was observed. Information of this nature is useful for the implementation of environmentally benign zebra mussel controls.

Twenty-six years (1990–2015) of monitoring annual recruitment of the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Rideau River, a small river system in Eastern Ontario, Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (10) ◽  
pp. 1071-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.L. Martel ◽  
J.B. Madill
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
River System ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Small River ◽  
Invasion History ◽  
Lake Effect ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bottom Structures ◽  
Rideau River

We monitored the recruitment of young-of-year zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)) each autumn at 13 locations within four river reaches along the length (100 km) of the Rideau River, starting in 1990, the year of its discovery in that river, until 2015. Sampling was conducted on bottom structures of locks or on seasonally exposed substrate during autumn drawdowns conducted by Rideau Canal staff. Twenty-six years of monitoring zebra mussels in that river revealed a distinct and persistent upstream–downstream pattern, with highest densities occurring in the two downstream reaches. A “lake effect” was observed at Long Reach, where veligers have ideal conditions for larval development. Highest densities occurred in the mid-1990s, comparable with those reported in the Laurentian Great Lakes during peak invasion (200 000 to 500 000+ mussels/m2). Although the most upstream reaches of the river had low recruitment rates and low densities initially (0.01 to 10 mussels/m2), annual recruitment progressively increased to higher values (10 to 1000+ mussels/m2) because more veligers from the Rideau Lakes and the river headwaters were produced and drifted into the system. This study is unique because it provides a thorough understanding of the 26 years of invasion history of the zebra mussel in a small river system.

Characterizing the early life history of an imperiled freshwater mussel (Ptychobranchus jonesi) with host-fish determination and fecundity estimation

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. McLeod ◽  
Howard L. Jelks ◽  
Sandra Pursifull ◽  
Nathan A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Host Fish ◽  
History Of

Early Life History of Spiny Lobster

Crustaceana ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce F. Phillips ◽  
John D. Booth
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
History Of

Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) effects on sediment, other zoobenthos, and the diet and growth of adult yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in pond enclosures

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1903-1915 ◽  
Author(s):  
S A Thayer ◽  
R C Haas ◽  
R D Hunter ◽  
R H Kushler
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Structural Heterogeneity ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Zooplankton Density ◽  
Growth Differences ◽  
Percent Nitrogen ◽  
Induced Changes

Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in enclosures located in an experimental pond adjacent to Lake St. Clair, Michigan, increased sedimentation rate but had relatively minor effects on percent organic matter and percent nitrogen content of sediment. In contrast, sediment from Lake St. Clair adjacent to zebra mussels was significantly higher in carbon than that 0.5 m away. Zebra mussels increase the nutritional value of surficial sediment and provide greater structural heterogeneity, which is probably more important in causing change among zoobenthos. Zoobenthos and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) diet were dominated by dipteran larvae and leeches. Zoobenthos was significantly different between enclosures with and without zebra mussels. Treatments with zebra mussels had significantly more oligochaetes and tended to have more crustaceans (isopods and amphipods). In June, yellow perch without zebra mussels consumed significantly more zooplankton, and those with mussels had more crustaceans in their diet. Zooplankton density was greater in treatments without zebra mussels. Yellow perch with zebra mussels grew significantly more than those without mussels. Zebra mussels in the enclosures neither reproduced nor were eaten by yellow perch; hence. the observed growth differences were due to indirect effects involving zebra mussel induced changes in benthic structure and biota.

Early life history of alewife Alosa pseudoharengus in southwestern Lake Michigan

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 436-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Weber ◽  
Blake C. Ruebush ◽  
Sara M. Creque ◽  
Rebecca A. Redman ◽  
Sergiusz J. Czesny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Alosa Pseudoharengus ◽  
History Of
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