{"id":255,"date":"2019-08-14T15:44:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T15:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2019-08-21T16:08:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T16:08:27","slug":"mytilus-edulis-continued","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/mytilus-edulis-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"Mytilus edulis (continued)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taxonomy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Mytilidia
Superfamily: Mytiloidea
Family: Mytilidae
Subfamily: Mytilinae
Genus: Mytilus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar species: oysters, hard clam
Previously known as: Mytilus edulis edulis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Em\u0151ke D\u00e9nes [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0<\/a>)]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Biological Information\/Life History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Growth Rate<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr>
Size<\/td>5-10cm
(Zagata et al. 2008)<\/td><\/tr>
Life span<\/td><24 years
(Zagata et al. 2008)<\/td><\/tr>
Spawning season<\/td>Early spring to late summer
(Seed 1968)<\/td><\/tr>
Sessile vs non sessile<\/td>Sessile<\/td><\/tr>
Reproduction<\/td>Sexual via spawing<\/td><\/tr>
Age for reproduction<\/td>~1
(Seed 1968)<\/td><\/tr>
Number of offspring<\/td>5-40 million eggs
(Zagata et al. 2008)<\/td><\/tr>
Role in food chain<\/td>Filter Feeder<\/td><\/tr>
Dispersal distance<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Common diseases: Parasitic infection, Viral disease, Vibriosis, Rickettsiosis (FAO 2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Environmental Tolerances<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Temperature Range<\/td>2-29<\/td><\/tr>
Salinity <\/td>>15%
(Zagata et al. 2008)<\/td><\/tr>
Depth found at<\/td>1-10 meters
(Zagata et al. 2008)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Human Uses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mytilus edulis<\/em> are used as a food source both commercially (in aquaculture) and recreationally. Their shells can also be used in jewelry (Zagata et al. 2008).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fun Fact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mussels are typically in worse condition after spawning (FAO 2006). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Beninger, P., Veniot, A., & Poussart, Y. (1999). Principles of pseudofeces rejection on the bivalve mantle\u202f: integration in particle processing. Marine Ecology Progress Series<\/em>, 178<\/em>, 259\u2013269. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.int-res.com\/articles\/meps\/178\/m178p259.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAO. (1996). Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) Fisheries. Retrieved from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger – Fisheries and Aquaculture Department website: http:\/\/www.fao.org\/fishery\/culturedspecies\/Mytilus_edulis\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okamura, B. (1986). Oecologia Group living and the effects of spatial position in aggregations of Mytilus edulis. Oecologia<\/em>, (171), 341\u2013347. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF00377054<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ragnarsson, S., & Raffaelli, D. (1999). Effects of the mussel Mytilus edulis L. on the invertebrate fauna of sediments \u00b4<\/em>. 241<\/em>(1), 31\u201343. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022098199000635<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seed, R. (1969). The ecology of Mytilus edulis L. (Lamellibranchiata) on exposed rocky shores – I. Breeding and settlement. Oecologia<\/em>, 3<\/em>(3\u20134), 277\u2013316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF00390380<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torp, H., Dolmer, P., Hansen, B. W., Holmer, M., Dahl, L., Poulsen, L. K., \u2026 St\u00f8ttrup, J. G. (2015). Aggregation and attachment responses of blue mussels , Mytilus edulis \u2014 impact of substrate composition , time scale and source of mussel seed. Aquaculture<\/em>, 435<\/em>, 245\u2013251. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.aquaculture.2014.09.043<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: MolluscaClass: BivalviaSubclass: PteriomorphiaOrder: MytilidiaSuperfamily: MytiloideaFamily: MytilidaeSubfamily: MytilinaeGenus: Mytilus Similar species: oysters, hard clamPreviously known as: Mytilus edulis edulis Biological Information\/Life History Growth Rate N\/A Size 5-10cm (Zagata et al. 2008) Life span <24 years(Zagata et al. 2008) Spawning season Early spring to late summer(Seed 1968) Sessile vs non sessile Sessile Reproduction Sexual via spawing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-255","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/255\/revisions\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/temperatereefs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}