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family Mytilidae - marine mussels

mollusk family - a family of mollusks

Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels

genus Mytilus, Mytilus - type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

marine mussel, mytilid - marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones

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The family Mytilidae is an important group within the benthic marine bivalves, with a wide cosmopolitan geographical distribution (Bayne, 1976; Aldea & Valdovinos, 2005).

Caracteristicas Anatomicas e Histologicas del Sistema Nervioso del Mejillon Gigante, Choromytilus chorus (Molina 1782) (Bivalvia, Mytilidae)

Among mollusks, the taxonomic family Mytilidae has been used in temperate areas to monitor levels of Hg in coastal waters; specifically, Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mytilus edulis [4-6].

Transplant Experiments as a Tool for Evaluating the Suitability of Sessile Organisms as Biomonitor Species in Tropical Coastal Waters: The Case of the Brown Mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

The exceptional mitochondrial DNA system of the mussel family Mytilidae. Genes Genet.

Identification and salinity tolerance of the western hemisphere mussel mytella charruana (d'orbigny, 1842) in the Philippines

The golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) is a medium-sized bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Mytilidae (Darrigran & Damborenea, 2006).

Cellular development of the germinal epithelium during the gametogenic cycle of the golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)

Green-lipped mussel, Pernaviridis belongs to family Mytilidae. They prefer coastal estuarine area with depth less than 10m and were able to live up to 3 years [18].

Concentration of heavy metals in green-lipped mussel (Pernaveridis) from Muar Estuary, Johor

The lack of tidal rhythmicity is also not entirely unexpected, given that Mytilus edulis, a close relative of Perna canaliculus (sister genera within the family Mytilidae), does not show signs of tidal rhythmicity, but displays very strong diurnal rhythmicity (Robson et al., 2010).

Energetics of byssus attachment and feeding in the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus