Mytilus edulis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mytilus_edulis
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:attachedTo byssal threads
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Linnaeus,_1758
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:spring
summer
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bivalvia
gptkbp:commonName blue mussel
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
coasts of North America
coasts of Europe
gptkbp:ecologicalRole biofilter
habitat former
gptkbp:economicImportance gptkb:seafood
aquaculture
gptkbp:ediblePart true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Mytilidae
gptkbp:feedingType filter feeder
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Mytilus
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mytilus edulis
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage planktonic
gptkbp:lifespan up to 12 years
gptkbp:notableContributor model organism for biomineralization
studies on environmental monitoring
gptkbp:order gptkb:Mytilida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predators birds
humans
crabs
sea stars
gptkbp:reproduction external fertilization
gptkbp:salinity euryhaline
gptkbp:shape elongated
gptkbp:shellColor black
blue
brown
gptkbp:shellLength up to 10 cm
gptkbp:symbiosisWith gptkb:algae
barnacles
gptkbp:temperature -1°C to 25°C
gptkbp:texture smooth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bivalvia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6