Genus

Mytilus (Black mussels)

Mytilus californianus. Photo: (c) pearlmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Mytilus is a cosmopolitan genus of medium to large-sized edible, mainly saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
    - Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
      - Subclass: Autobranchia
        Infraclass: Pteriomorphia (Pteriomorph bivalves)
        Order: Mytilida
        Superfamily: Mytiloidea
        Family: Mytilidae (True mussels)
        Subfamily: Mytilinae
        Genus: Mytilus (Black mussels)
        Species: Mytilus californianus (California mussel)
        Complex: Mytilus edulis (Blue mussel complex)

Subtaxa

Species: Mytilus californianus (California mussel)

Complex: Mytilus edulis (Blue mussel complex)

Where in Humboldt

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