Zebra Mussel Life Cycle at Life

Zebra Mussel Life Cycle. The larval, juvenile, and adult stages. The larval, juvenile, and adult stages.

Fertilized eggs (most species of mussels reproduce sexually) develop into larvae, called glochidia, in the marsupium of the female mussels. There are three main periods in the zebra mussel life cycle: Here is how it works:

RENÉ GERGS Dr. Umweltbundesamt, Germany, Berlin UBA

Both species have two major life stages: Have students stop and select one mussel life cycle set they find interesting. There are three main periods in the zebra mussel life cycle: Impacts of a zebra mussel invasion 7 4.1 economic impacts 7 4.2 ecological impacts 8