Mytilus edulis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Mytiloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Pteriomorphia
Ordo: Mytilida
Superfamilia: Mytiloidea

Familia: Mytilidae
Subfamilia: Mytilinae
Genus: Mytilus
Species: Mytilus edulis

Name edit

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

References edit


  • Donald T. Stewart, Mamta Jha, Sophie Breton, W. Randolph Hoeh, Pierre U. Blier, 2012: No effect of sperm interactions or egg homogenate on sperm velocity in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 90(11): 1291–1296, DOI: 10.1139/z2012-099.
  • Soot-Ryen, T. 1955. A report on the family Mytilidae (Pelecypoda). Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 20(1): 1-174, Plates 1-10, Fig. 1-78. Online BHL. Reference page.  [see page 19]

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Vernacular names edit

čeština: Slávka jedlá
Deutsch: Miesmuschel
English: Blue mussel, Edible blue mussel
euskara: Muskuilu
suomi: Sinisimpukka
Nordfriisk: Hees
français: Moule commune, Moule bleue
galego: Mexillón
norsk: Blåskjell
polski: omułek jadalny
svenska: Blåmussla
中文: 藍貝
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