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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
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, empty shells are commonly found ...
Mytilus trossulus, the Pacific blue mussel, bay mussel or foolish mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.. Mytilus trossulus is one of the three principal, closely related taxa in the Mytilus edulis complex of blue mussels, which collectively are widely distributed on the temperate to subarctic coasts the Northern Hemisphere, and often are dominant ...
The California mussel (Mytilus californianus) is a large edible mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae. This species is native to the west coast of North America , occurring from northern Mexico to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska .
The Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) is a species of bivalve, a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It is an invasive species in many parts of the world, and also an object of aquaculture .
A bed of the edible California mussel, Mytilus californianus Mussels and attached barnacles on the Cornish coast near Newquay Mytilus (Falcimytilus) jurensis from the Middle Jurassic Matmor Formation of southern Israel. Genera within the family Mytilidae include: [1] Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927; Adula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
Mytilus chilensis is part of the worldwide Mytilus edulis complex of mussels, or blue mussels. Modern genetic studies based on single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) have demonstrated that the Chilean mussel is genetically different of both the Mediterranean mussel ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ) and the North Atlantic Mytilus edulis .
Mytilus unguiculatus, [1] common name the Korean mussel [2] [3] or the hard-shelled mussel, [4] is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. [1] This species is heavily exploited as a food item via mariculture in Korea [2] and in China. [4] It is also a typical macrofouling organism.