- Mytilus trossulus
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Bay mussel Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Heterodonta Order: Mytiloida Family: Mytilidae Subfamily: Mytilinae Genus: Mytilus Species: M. trossulus Binomial name Mytilus trossulus
Gould, 1850Mytilus trossulus, the bay mussel or foolish mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.
The mussels found along the coasts of Oregon and Alaska are closely related to the mussels found in the Baltic Sea and in Canada. [1]
Trivia
The species is the subject of long-term environmental monitoring in Prince William Sound, Alaska, to examine hydrocarbon signatures in order to develop a better understanding of the ecosystem's ongoing recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill which occurred there.[2]
References
- ^ Hawaiian Shell news, October 1980
- ^ Payne, J.; Driskell, W.; Short, J.; Larsen, M. (2008). "Long term monitoring for oil in the Exxon Valdez spill region". Marine pollution bulletin 56 (12): 2067–2081. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.014. PMID 18835610.
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