ABSTRACT
In North America, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are notoriously known as invasive species. The abundance of naked amoebae sampled from the shells of zebra mussels was compared with abundances from rock scrapings at approximately monthly intervals for 1 year. The sites were 2 km apart along the same shoreline. No significant difference in abundance of naked amoebae (F = 1.44; P Subject(s)
Amoebida/growth & development
, Biofilms
, Dreissena/parasitology
, Geologic Sediments/parasitology
, Seasons
, Amoebida/isolation & purification
, Animals
, Environmental Monitoring
, New York