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mussel intestinal crab

Mytilicola intestinalis

Classification

Mytilicola intestinalis is an internal copepod parasite of mussels native to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. It invaded the Wadden Sea in the 1930s and since then has slowly expanded its distribution throughout the Wadden Sea. This spread has occurred northward and towards the southwest.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 5Netherlands · 1