Dreissena pertains to the phylum Mollusca, not to Rotifera. I believe the primary reason for this misidentification stems from the similarity between the genus name "Mytilina" and the genus Mytilus, the latter is a close relative of Dreissena.

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Dreissena pertains to the phylum Mollusca, not to Rotifera. I believe the primary reason for this misidentification stems from the similarity between the genus name "Mytilina" and the genus Mytilus, the latter is a close relative of Dreissena.

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Author	Félix P. Leiva
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URL	https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/opentree/argus/ottol@201849/Dreissena
Target node label	Dreissena
Synthetic tree id	opentree14.9
Synthetic tree node id	ott201849
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Supporting reference	https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181565