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

marine mussel

mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

family Mytilidae, Mytilidae - marine mussels

edible mussel, Mytilus edulis - a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks

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The ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa is a mytilid bivalve that inhabits salt marshes along the eastern coast of North America, from the Gulf of St.

CHARACTERIZATION OF RIBBED MUSSEL GEUKENSIA DEMISSA (DILLWYN, 1817) HABITAT IN RELATION TO TIDAL ELEVATION AND SALINITY IN A SOUTH CAROLINA ESTUARY

Amino acid and related compound composition in two symbiotic mytilid species from hydrothermal vents.

Amino Acid and Fatty Acid Composition of Freshwater Mussels, Anodonta pseudodopsis and Unio tigridis

In the mytilid mollusc Pernaperna, the copepod does not kill the host (Suarez-Morales et al.

Monstrilloid Copepods: the Best of Three Worlds

Multiple studies around the world have used mytilid mussels in transplant experiments [5, 24].

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

Although increased salinity was found in our study to initiate a high intensity of swimming activity of the Dreissena veligers, recently it was also shown to be a limiting factor for the dispersal of both dreissenid and mytilid bivalves (van der Gaag et al, 2016).

Neuronal Development in the Larvae of the Invasive Biofouler Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca: Bivalvia), with Special Attention to Sensory Elements and Swimming Behavior

However, in mytilid farm areas of Los Lagos region, it is frequent to find concentrations of DA above the normative limit.

Winter distribution of toxic, potentially toxic phytoplankton, and shellfish toxins in fjords and channels of the Aysen region, Chile

Pollution monitoring in Southeast Asia using biomarkers in the mytilid mussel Pernaviridis (Mytilidae: Bivalvia).

Bioacumulacion de metales pesados en los cuerpos de obreras de Camponotus atriceps y Dorymyrmex brunneus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): un estudio exploratorio

Pollution monitoring in Southeast Asia using biomarkers in the mytilid mussel Perna viridis (Mytilidae: Bivalvia), Environment International 31: 121-132.

Changes in morphological indexes of young atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar L.) exposed to heavy metal (Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cd) mixture: an experimental study/Atlantiniu lasisu (Salmo Salar L.) jaunikliu morfologiniu rodikliu pokyciai veikiant sunkiuju metalu (Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cd) misiniu: eksperimentinis tyrimas

Effects of temperature on larval development of two mytilid species and their implication.

Limnoperna fortunei Dunker, 1857 larvae in different environments of a neotropical floodplain: relationships of abiotic variables and phytoplankton with different stages of development/Larvas de Limnoperna fortunei Dunker, 1857 em diferentes ambientes de uma planicie de inundacao Neotropical: relacao com variaveis abioticas e algas fitoplanctonicas em diferentes estagios de desenvolvimento

Mytilid mussels: global habitat engineering in coastal sediments.

Composicion y estructura de la macrofauna asociada con agregaciones de dos especies de bivalvos en Isla de Cubagua, Venezuela

The first record of the mytilid Brachidontes virgiliae at St Lucia dates from July 1948, when it was found at the estuary mouth (Table 5).

Diversity of bivalve molluscs in the St Lucia Estuary, with an annotated and illustrated checklist

Although Mytilus trossulus is absent from the Boulder Patch in Stefansson Sound, another mytilid, Musculus discors, is present in sizable numbers.

A review of apparent 20th century changes in the presence of mussels (Mytilus trossulus) and macroalgae in Arctic Alaska, and of historical and paleontological evidence used to relate mollusc distributions to climate change