Perna viridis

Asian green mussel
Perna viridis showing the byssus, the downward-pointing beak, and the dark green color that becomes brownish towards the umbo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Perna
Species:
P. viridis
Binomial name
Perna viridis
Synonyms
  • Chloromya smaragdinus Jukes-Browne, 1905
  • Chloromya viridis Dodge, 1952
  • Mytilus opalus Lamarck, 1819
  • Mytilus smaragdinus Chemnitz, 1785
  • Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758[1]

Perna viridis, known as the Asian green mussel, is an economically important mussel, a bivalve belonging to the family Mytilidae. It is harvested for food but is also known to harbor toxins [citation needed] and cause damage to submerged structures such as drainage pipes. It is native in the Asia-Pacific region but has been introduced in the Caribbean, and in the waters around Japan, North America, and South America.[2]

  1. ^ "Perna viridis (Asian green mussel)". CABI. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Asian Green Mussel". Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved 2007-09-25.