The 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. A species with a large range, the blue mussel leaves empty ...

2024年9月6日 · 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. Blue mussels are economically and environmentally important filter-feeding bivalves.

Mytilus edulis (common blue mussel); adults en masse in habitat. Mussels include bysally attached bivalves belonging to more than 20 genera (see Soot-Ryen, 1955). Commercially important genera include Perna, Aulocomya, Chloromytilus, Musculus and Mytilus which dominates global production (Lutz et al., 1991).

Blue mussels are most often found in large mussel beds, where they are somewhat protected from predation by virtue of their numbers. The shell of Mytilus edulis acts as a protective layer, though some predator species are able to crush the shell.

Shell smooth with a sculpturing of concentric lines but no radiating ribs. The ligament is inconspicuous. The shell colour varies, usually purple or blue but sometimes brown.

Mytilus edulis is commonly known as the Blue Mussel. Its native region has been difficult to identify because of the presence of similar species and subspecies; however, its native distribution is thought to span the North Atlantic from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Newfoundland, Iceland, northern Norway and the White Sea south to the Bay of ...

2020年4月21日 · The blue mussel Mytilus edulis is an intensely studied bivalve in biomonitoring programs worldwide.

2014年8月15日 · Species identification based on genetic analysis showed a high number of Mytilus (M.) edulis compared to M. galloprovincialis and M. edulis/galloprovincialis hybrid mussels. The number of total microplastics varied from 2.6 to 5.1 fibres/10 g of mussel. A higher prevalence of orange fibres at quaysides is related to fisheries activities.

2017年9月1日 · In this review paper, our aim is to provide an updated overview of the broad study-field of blue mussel ecotoxicology and pollution monitoring. Both potentials and challenges for the use of blue mussels in environmental research and …

Common parasites found on M. edulis include: Pseudomyicola spinosus, Pinnotheres pisum, and Steinhausia mytilovum (Zagata et al. 2008). Typically blue mussels are found in aggregations or dense clusters (Okamura 1986).