Mytilus planulatus

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Mytilus planulatus
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Mytilus planulatus in Picton, New Zealand
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilus
Species:
M. planulatus
Binomial name
Mytilus planulatus
Lamarck, 1819

Mytilus planulatus is a species of mussel, native to New Zealand and Australia. [1] This species is the only native mussel in Australia. [2] It lives only in marine salt water environments. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Mytilus planulatus (Blue Sea Mussel)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Ravalo, Lorenzo Gabriel (7 June 2024). Native and Invasive Smooth Shelled Blue Mussels (Mytilus spp.) in New Zealand: Evolutionary, Biosecurity and Aquaculture Implications (thesis thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. doi:10.26686/wgtn.25989046.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 August 2025.


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