Species
bay mussel
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderMytilida
- FamilyMytilidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Research
2,656 papers- A chromosome-scale Mytilus edulis genome assembly for aquaculture, marine ecology, and evolution.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024
- Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis spp.) as sentinel organisms in coastal pollution monitoring: A review.Marine environmental research · 2017
- Alcalase-Assisted Mytilus edulis Hydrolysate: A Nutritional Approach for Recovery from Muscle Atrophy.
Article
The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the only extant family in the order Mytilida, known as "true mussels". Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture. A species with a large range, the blue mussel leaves empty shells that are commonly found on beaches around the world.
Systematics and distribution