Blue mussel - Wikipedia
WEBThe blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), also known as the common mussel, [1] is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the only extant family in the order Mytilida, known as "true mussels". Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture.
Mytilus edulis - ADW
WEBMytilus edulis is characterized by a smooth inequilateral shell, usually purple, blue, or dark brown, which features concentric growth lines emanating from the hinge. The interior of the shell is pearl-white.
Blue Mussel - NOAA Fisheries
WEBSep 6, 2024 · edulis. Last updated by NOAA Fisheries on 09/06/2024. Blue mussels are considered a smart seafood choice because they are sustainably grown and harvested under U.S. state and federal regulations. Learn more about wild and farmed blue mussels.
Common mussel (Mytilus edulis) - MarLIN - The Marine Life …
WEBMytilus edulis is an osmoconformer and maintains its tissue fluids iso-osmotic (equal ionic strength) with the surrounding medium by mobilization and adjustment of the tissue fluid concentration of free amino acids (e.g. taurine, glycine and alanine) (Bayne, 1976; Newell, 1989). But mobilizing amino acids may result in loss of protein ...
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - World Register of Marine Species
WEBSubspecies Mytilus edulis zhurmunski Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 (synonym) Environment marine
Mytilus (bivalve) - Wikipedia
WEBMytilus edulis shells washed up on the beach. Mytilus is a cosmopolitan genus of medium to large-sized edible, mainly saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. [1] Mytilus mussel in California, showing the byssus threads
Blue mussel - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBThe blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture.
Blue mussel | bivalve | Britannica
WEBSome species (e.g., the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis) are important as food in Europe and other parts of the world and are raised commercially. M. edulis, which attains lengths of up to 11 cm and is usually blue or purple, has been cultivated in Europe since the 13th century.
Mytilus edulis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBMussel (Mytilus edulis) by-products consist of materials including byssus threads, shell and discarded whole mussels containing meat. Mussels are a rich source of lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and other bioactives.
Mytilus edulis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBThe adhesion mechanism of various marine mussels, notably Mytilus edulis, has been extensively studied for more than 30 years, and yet, there is still much to learn, especially in the translation of the data to commercial biomedical adhesive products.