Image of California mussel
Description:
These bivalves filter feed on organic detritus and plankton. Once numerus in Monerey Bay, they have been greatlly reduced following the return of the sea otter. They also are preyed upon by sea stars.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Bivalvia (mussels)
- Pteriomorphia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
- Mytilus
- Mytilus californianus (California mussel)
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Source Information
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- cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
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- 2006 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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