APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Common or Blue mussel (Marine bivalves)

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Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- live animal 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- live animal 2

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- live animal 3

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- specimen completely covered by the non-native bryozoan Watersipora subatra 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- specimen completely covered by the non-native bryozoan Watersipora subatra 2

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- specimen completely covered by the non-native bryozoan Watersipora subatra 3

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- with native sponge Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- with native sponge Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea 2

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- shell 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- colony 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- colony 2

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- colony 3

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- colony 4

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- colony 5

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- striped shell 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- flesh / close-up 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- A collection of pearls 1

Common or Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis
- A collection of pearls 2

Very commonly found alive or as shells on many beaches and estuaries across Devon and Cornwall.

The mussel, Mytilus edulis, specimen that was completely covered by the non-native bryozoan / sea mat Watersipora subatra was found on the side of a pontoon in Newlyn Harbour. 17.10.14.

Also see Mytilus galloprovincialis.

Scientific and European Names: Mytilus edulis, Common mussel, Blue mussel, Edible mussel, Muschel, Mossel, Moule commune, Mejillon, Cozza.

Mytilus edulis Common or Blue Mussel

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.