(2018). Blue mussel. Ifremer. https://image.ifremer.fr/data/00617/72906/
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Blue mussel
Blue mussels produced at the Ifremer hatchery in La Tremblade. The two main species cultivated in France are Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis, as well as their hybrids.
Shell color varies among mussel families from black to yellow.
Keywords
Shellfish, Invertebrates, Mollusc, Mature stage, Juveniles, Genetic
Species
Mytilus edulis (bay mussel, blue mussel, common blue mussel, common mussel, edible blue mussel)
Mytilus galloprovincialis (Galician mussel, Mediterranean mussel, Padstow mussel)
Location
45.835556N, 45.770456S, -1.084397E, -1.208908W
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