Black Mussel

	Black Mussel Black mussel is a common name for several mussels and may refer to: ''Choromytilus meridionalis ''Choromytilus meridionalis'', the black mussel, is a species of bivalve. It is a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae. Distribution This species is found only around the southern African coast, from central Namibia to Port Elizabeth, from ...'', native to southern Africa '' Mytilus galloprovincialis'' '' Mytilus trossulus'', native to the north Pacific, Arctic, and north Atlantic oceans {{Animal common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Choromytilus Meridionalis ''Choromytilus meridionalis'', the black mussel, is a species of bivalve. It is a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae. Distribution This species is found only around the southern African coast, from central Namibia to Port Elizabeth, from the low intertidal to about 10m. Description This animal grows up to 150 mm in length. It is a shiny black mussel which grows clustered in groups on rocks and in sandy areas.Day, J.H. 1969. ''Marine Life on South African Shores'' Balkema, Cape Town It is narrower and blacker than the Mediterranean mussel The Mediterranean mussel (''Mytilus galloprovincialis'') is a species of bivalve, a marine (ocean), marine mollusc in the family (biology), family Mytilidae. It is an invasive species in many parts of the world, and also an object of aquaculture ..., ''Mytilus galloprovincialis'', with which it is often confused. Ecology The black mussel is a filter feeder that eats floating scraps of algae and phytoplankton. It is threatened by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mytilus Galloprovincialis The Mediterranean mussel (''Mytilus galloprovincialis'') is a species of bivalve, a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It is an invasive species in many parts of the world, and also an object of aquaculture. Systematics ''Mytilus galloprovincialis'' is one of the three principal, closely related species in the ''Mytilus edulis'' complex of blue mussels, which collectively are widely distributed on the temperate to subarctic coasts of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and often are dominant inhabitants on hard substrates of the intertidal and nearshore habitats. ''M. galloprovincialis'' will often hybridize with its sister taxa, the closely related ''Mytilus edulis'' and ''Mytilus trossulus'', when they are found in the same locality. ''M. galloprovincialis'' is considered the most warm-water-tolerant species of the three, and has the most southerly distribution in Europe and North America. Right and left valve of the same specimen: File:Mytilus galloprovinciali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]