Summary ³

Mytilus edulis, the blue mussel, is a marine bivalve found on the Atlantic coast of North America, and along the French coast and British Isles. They live in the intertidal zone, attached to rocks and other hard substrates by byssal threads.

Gofas, S. (2016). Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140480 on 2016-06-29

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