Horse mussel


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(Zool.) a large, marine mussel (Modiola modiolus), found on the northern shores of Europe and America.

See also: Horse

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Sialic acid-binding lectin with antibacterial activity from the horse mussel: further characterization and immunolocalization.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN THE PALLIAL CAVITY FLUIDS OF THE RIBBED MUSSEL GEUKENSIA DEMISSA FROM A HIGHLY IMPACTED HARBOR IN WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND
"Seagrass meadows, kelp forests and horse mussel beds are vital for the existence of economically valuable fish such as cod and they are seriously under threat".
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The first course on the taster menu is a horse mussel (that's a type of mussel, by the way, not a horse's muscle) juice appetiser served in a giant shell.
THE SEE FOOD DIET; 20 course dinner of sea urchin and langoustine is just the start of the surprise finds on wild and beautiful Faroe Islands
Beneath the waves, dolphins, porpoises, whales, sharks and seals share the same waters as fragile and slow-growing maerl beds, cold-water corals and horse mussel reefs.
Pioneering project sees sectors link up to save our seas
In Caithness, the country's largest Horse Mussel bed was found in waters near Noss Head.
BRAINLESS AND FACELESS SPECIES FOUND OFF SCOTTISH COAST
THE discovery of a horse mussel bed could further restrict scallop fishing off the Llyen peninsula.
Fishermen fear impact of horse mussel discovery; Reef could lead to restrictions
A heterogeneous sialic acid-binding lectin with affinity for bacterial LPS from horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) hemolymph.
Role of epicellular molecules in the selection of particles by the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis
From a total of 14 geological sediment provinces recognized in the Bay of Fundy only five: sand with bioherms, gravel/cobble, gravel/scallop bed, mottled gravel and glacio-marine mud were found to have significant populations of the horse mussel, Modiolus modiolus.
A model of horse mussel reef formation in the Bay of Fundy based on population growth and geological processes
Marine habitats in decline include horse mussel, maerl and seagrass beds.
Save Our Sea or wave 'bye to marine life
Horse mussel beds create a habitat for around 100 other species, but they are being destroyed by scallop dredging.
Crisis in the seas around Britain
Strangford Lough enjoys the highest European protection status and yet the Department of Agriculture and EHS between them have allowed the decimation of fantastically important horse mussel habitats through over-fishing.
Opinion: Dish the dirt on shame of waste control
The spawning, growth and movement of the mussel (Mytilus edulis), horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) and the spoutfish (Solen athiqua).
Crab predation, waterborne cues, and inducible defenses in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis
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