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| Name | Blue mussel | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Mytilus edulis | ||||||||||
| Description | The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intense aquaculture. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00304 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Mollusks | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy | |||||||||||
| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Metazoa | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Mollusca | ||||||||||
| Class | Bivalvia | ||||||||||
| Order | Mytiloida | ||||||||||
| Family | Mytilidae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Mytilus | ||||||||||
| Species | edulis | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 79454 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Blue mussel | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||