Species Detail - Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "National Invasive Species Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Dreissena polymorpha
Zebra Mussel
NBNSYS0000006809 RecommendedWell-formed
Invasive Species: Invasive Species || Invasive Species: Invasive Species >> High Impact Invasive Species || Invasive Species: Invasive Species >> Regulation S.I. 477 (Ireland)
drpol
(Pallas, 1771)
Mollusc
Species
677
83
34
01/10/1997
09/03/2025
19 January (recorded in 2024)
14 December (recorded in 2009)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, National Invasive Species Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), accessed 28 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/397/Species/120210>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)