Dreissena polymorpha

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dreissena polymorpha
    n 1: inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs
         utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
         [syn: {zebra mussel}, {Dreissena polymorpha}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dreissena \Dreis"se*na\, prop. n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a
   Belgian physician.] (Zool.)
   A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({Dreissena
   polymorpha}) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome
   in the fresh waters of Europe.
   [1913 Webster]