Mytilus unguiculatus

Mytilus unguiculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilus
Species:
M. unguiculatus
Binomial name
Mytilus unguiculatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861
  • Mytilus crassitesta Lischke, 1868

Mytilus unguiculatus,[1] common name the Korean mussel[2][3] or the hard-shelled mussel,[4] is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.[1] This species is heavily exploited as a food item via mariculture in Korea[2] and in China.[4] It is also a typical macrofouling organism.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference WoRMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b FAO. "National Aquaculture Sector Overview. Republic of Korea. National Aquaculture Sector Overview Fact Sheets". FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  3. ^ Kulikova, V. A.; Lyashenko, S. A.; Kolotukhina, N. K. (2011). "Seasonal and interannual dynamics of larval abundance of Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in Amursky Bay (Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan)". Russian Journal of Marine Biology. 37 (5): 342–347. Bibcode:2011RuJMB..37..342K. doi:10.1134/S1063074011050087. S2CID 1915224.
  4. ^ a b Xu, T.-J.; Sun, Y.-N.; Yuan, Y.-T.; Liao, Z.; Wang, R.-X. (2010). "Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the hard-shelled mussel, Mytilus coruscus (Mytilidae)". Genetics and Molecular Research. 9 (3): 1388–1391. doi:10.4238/vol9-3gmr856. PMID 20645262.