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Mytilisepta virgata (Wiegmann, 1837)
Purplish bifurcate mussel
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton. 1993. (Ref. 75831)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic Ecology
Ecology
Population dynamics
Life cycle
Distribution
Human Related
Aquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Outreach
Taxonomy
References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 13.5 - 23.4, mean 19.8 (based on 169 cells).
Resilience
(Ref. 69278):
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-0.98).