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Published June 29, 2009, 12:00 AM

Zebra mussel


Echo Press photo by Celeste Beam

Zebra mussels get their name from the striped pattern of their shells. However, the pattern varies greatly to where there are no stripes, only dark or light colored shells. Zebra mussels can grow to a maximum length of about two inches and live four to five years.

Read the article: Zebra mussels found in Lake L'Homme Dieu