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Definition of Mytilus edulis

Mytilus edulis
Mussel Mus"sel, n. [See Muscle, 3.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytid[ae]. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio. Mussel digger (Zo["o]l.), the grayback whale. See Gray whale, under Gray.

Meaning of Mytilus edulis from wikipedia

- The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels...
- Mytilus include: Mytilus californi**** Conrad, 1837 - California mussel Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861 = M. unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 the Mytilus...
- and northwest have significant mussel aquaculture operations, where Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) is most commonly grown. While the mussel industry in the...
- different of both the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and the North Atlantic Mytilus edulis. Evidence collected until 2021 recognized several...
- up edulis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Edulis, edible in Latin, is a species name present in a number of Latin species names: Acioa edulis, the...
- object of aquaculture. Mytilus galloprovincialis is one of the three prin****l, closely related species in the Mytilus edulis complex of blue mussels...
- genetic introgression from M. edulis and whose mitochondrial DNA has been replaced by M. edulis mtDNA. In the Arctic, Mytilus trossulus is found in northwest...
- quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), the New Zealand green-lipped mussel...
- "Tensile and dynamic mechanical analysis of the distal portion of mussel (Mytilus edulis) byssal threads". Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 4 (17): 1159–1167...
- la****s and Littorina littorea, and the bivalves Ensis, Mytilus edulis, Cerastoderma edule, Ostrea edulis, and Lutraria lutraria). It may stalk or ambush motile...