BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Mytilus (true mussels)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mytilus | Living animal | 11 September 2003 | West Cornwall | England | 3 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon | |
|---|---|---|
| Species | Mytilus edulis (Common Mussel) | 1 |
| Species | Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean Mussel) | 14 |
Suggested Literature
Mytilus may be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
BIVALVIA (bivalves) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Mytilus:
 |
shell (live) | live shell is ihabited by immersed perithecium | Pyrenocollema halodytes - a lichen (Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae) | Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 [littoral zone] | |
|
shell (live) | live shell is ihabited by endolithic thallus | Pyrenocollema halodytes - a lichen (Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae) | Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 [littoral zone] |
Mytilus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
References
| Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 | The Lichen Flora of Great Britain & Ireland |
