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Mediterranean mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Classification

Family
Mytilidae

The Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) is a species of bivalve, a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It is an invasive species in many parts of the world, and also an object of aquaculture. Systematics Mytilus galloprovincialis is one of the three principal, closely related species in the Mytilus edulis complex of blue mussels, which collectively are widely distributed on the temperate to subarctic coasts of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and often are dominant inhabitants on hard substrates of the intertidal and nearshore habitats.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 616France · 528Italy · 327United Kingdom · 13Germany · 3Netherlands · 3