Semimytilus algosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Semimytilus |
Species: | S. algosus |
Binomial name | |
Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850) | |
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Semimytilus algosus is a species of mussels. A common name for this species is Dwarf mussel. [1] It is the first species where trioecy was reported in the phylum Mollusca. [2]
Individuals can be up to 42 or 50 millimetres (1.7 or 2.0 in) in size. [3]
In the past this species was described as simultaneous hermaphroditic but it was later confirmed the species is trioecious. It is believed this species evolved from a gonochoric ancestor. [2]
Its habitat is rocky shores. [4] The species has been found off the coasts of South Africa and is native to Chile. [5] The species is also invasive off the coast of Angola and Namibia. [6]
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