Mediterranean mussel | |
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Two valves of Mytilus galloprovincialis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Mytilus |
Species: | M. galloprovincialis
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Binomial name | |
Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
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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.[1]