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family: True Mussels (Mytilidae)

23 Observations

photo of True Mussels (Mytilidae)

family: True Mussels (Mytilidae)

Observer
thelosthuman
Date
12/27/2021
Quality grade
needs_id
License
CC-BY-NC
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Taxonomy

7 Observed species for True Mussels (Mytilidae)

photo of California Mussel (Mytilus californianus)
species: California Mussel (Mytilus californianus)
7 observations
photo of Hairy Mussel (Trichomya hirsuta)
species: Hairy Mussel (Trichomya hirsuta)
5 observations
photo of Blue Mussel Complex (Mytilus edulis)
complex: Blue Mussel Complex (Mytilus edulis)
3 observations
photo of (Modiolus peronianus)
species: (Modiolus peronianus)
2 observations
photo of Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
species: Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
2 observations
photo of New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)
species: New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)
1 observation
photo of Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
species: Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
1 observation

Species Interactions

The species with links are species that have observations.

Eats

  • (plankton - suspended detritus)
  • (nearshore phytoplankton)

Eaten by

  • Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
  • Decapods (Decapoda)
  • Sea Stars (Asteroidea)
  • Emarginate Dogwinkle (Nucella emarginata)
  • Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
  • Scoters (Melanitta)
  • (Athyonidium chilensis)
  • Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
  • Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)
  • Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
  • Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
  • Trout Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pictus)
  • (Arius oetik)
  • Acheloos Roach (Leucos panosi)
  • Tautog (Tautoga onitis)
  • Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii)
  • Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
  • (Sicyases sanguineus)
  • (Acanthocyclus)
  • (Concholepas concholepas)
  • South American Multiradiate Sun Star (Heliaster helianthus)
  • (prehistoric Aleut man)

Preyed upon by

Species interaction data comes from GloBI.

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