Blue Mussel (with Mucus Strings) - Mytilus edulis

This was gross. I touched the shell of this mussel to see if it was alive, and it spit out a bunch of mucus strings. They secrete mucus for feeding and digestion.

Habitat: Tidal pool during low tide

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Another fine example of your touch-first strategy, love it :) Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Haha! I will probably never learn to think before I touch. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Good! Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Agreed! Posted 5 years ago

The Blue mussel

The blue mussel, also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture.

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Similar species: Mytilida

Species identified by Christine Young