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Mytilus edulis   Linnaeus, 1758

Blue mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Mytilus edulis  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Mytilus edulis


Canada country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Elner, R.W. and A.C. Campbell, 1987
Importance: commercial | Ref: Elner, R.W. and A.C. Campbell, 1987
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from eastern Canada south of Davis Strait (Ref. 1667). C: Refs. 1667; O: Refs. 33024, 94090; R: Ref. 95344.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; brackwasser; tiefenbereich 0 - 60 m (Ref. 7726).   Temperate, preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 89°N - 58°S, 112°E - 61°E

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

Circumpolar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm SHL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 95344); max. veröff. Alter: 24 Jahre (Ref. 8702)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Minimum depth (intertidal zone) from Ref. 95344.

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

Harvey-Clark, C. 1997. (Ref. 7726)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell
FAO - Aquakultur: production, Artbeschreibung; Fischereien: landings, Artbeschreibung | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Morphologie
Larven
Dichte

Internet Quellen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Aquakultur: Artbeschreibung; Fischereien: Artbeschreibung; publication : search) | GenBank (Genom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Gehe zu, Suchen) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.4 - 16.1, mean 10.2 (based on 1512 cells).
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 69278) hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (K=0.05-1.14; tmax=24).
Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.36 - 0.82, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Verwundbarkeit (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Low.