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Mussels are bivalve mollusks, usually occurring in fresh water. They have been cultivated and harvested from the wild for centuries and are eaten in many cuisines.

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Greg Cater

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Mussels are bivalve mollusks, usually occurring in fresh water. They have been cultivated and harvested from the wild for centuries and are eaten in many cuisines.

Mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of clams or bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel
Freshwater Pearl Mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The freshwater pearl mussel, scientific name Margaritifera margaritifera, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_pearl_mussel
Common Mussel - ARKive
Learn more about the Common mussel - with amazing Common mussel videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/common-mussel/mytilus-edulis/
Mussel - Mollusk - Britannica
Mussel,Â any of numerous bivalve mollusks belonging to the marine family Mytilidae and to the freshwater family Unionidae. Worldwide in distribution, they are most common in cool seas.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/mussel
Mussels' Sticky Secretions Make for Super-Strong Adhesives - WIRED
The secret to super-sticky glue is in the secretions of mussels.
http://www.wired.com/2015/11/mussels-sticky-secretions-make-for-super-strong-adhesives
The Status Quo on Europe's Mussels - ScienceDaily
Mussels are the natural treatment plants of bodies of water and, therefore, just as important as bees. Unfortunately, they are equally threatened: most of the world's mussel stocks are in decline and some species face extinction.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160108134223.htm
California Mussel - Mytilus californianus - Monterey Bay Aquarium
Layers of interwoven mussel shells look lifeless when exposed to air, but under water they come alive. The shells open slightly and tiny hairs, or cilia, beat rhythmically to draw in water carrying tiny particles of food.
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates/california-mussel
Zebra mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_mussel
Invasive Mussels in the United States
The United States is experiencing a devastating attack from some very invasive species.
https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species/Invasive-Mussels.aspx
Facts about Mussels - WildCoast
Some mussels can live for up to 50 years.
http://www.wildcoast.co.za/facts-about-mussels
What is A Freshwater Mussel? - MolluskConservation
Mussels are nature's freshwater version of marine clams like those you can find on the beach. Technically, a freshwater mussel is a bivalved mollusk that lives in fresh water.
http://molluskconservation.org/MUSSELS/What_Mussel.html

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A bed of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis, in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclasses
Pteriomorphia (marine mussels) Palaeoheterodonta (freshwater mussels) Heterodonta (zebra mussels)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of clams or bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel
Freshwater Pearl Mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The freshwater pearl mussel, scientific name Margaritifera margaritifera, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_pearl_mussel
Common Mussel - ARKive
Learn more about the Common mussel - with amazing Common mussel videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/common-mussel/mytilus-edulis/
Mussel - Mollusk - Britannica
Mussel,Â any of numerous bivalve mollusks belonging to the marine family Mytilidae and to the freshwater family Unionidae. Worldwide in distribution, they are most common in cool seas.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/mussel
Mussels' Sticky Secretions Make for Super-Strong Adhesives - WIRED
The secret to super-sticky glue is in the secretions of mussels.
http://www.wired.com/2015/11/mussels-sticky-secretions-make-for-super-strong-adhesives
The Status Quo on Europe's Mussels - ScienceDaily
Mussels are the natural treatment plants of bodies of water and, therefore, just as important as bees. Unfortunately, they are equally threatened: most of the world's mussel stocks are in decline and some species face extinction.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160108134223.htm
California Mussel - Mytilus californianus - Monterey Bay Aquarium
Layers of interwoven mussel shells look lifeless when exposed to air, but under water they come alive. The shells open slightly and tiny hairs, or cilia, beat rhythmically to draw in water carrying tiny particles of food.
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates/california-mussel
Zebra mussel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_mussel
Invasive Mussels in the United States
The United States is experiencing a devastating attack from some very invasive species.
https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species/Invasive-Mussels.aspx
Facts about Mussels - WildCoast
Some mussels can live for up to 50 years.
http://www.wildcoast.co.za/facts-about-mussels
What is A Freshwater Mussel? - MolluskConservation
Mussels are nature's freshwater version of marine clams like those you can find on the beach. Technically, a freshwater mussel is a bivalved mollusk that lives in fresh water.
http://molluskconservation.org/MUSSELS/What_Mussel.html

Mussel

A bed of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis, in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclasses
Pteriomorphia (marine mussels) Palaeoheterodonta (freshwater mussels) Heterodonta (zebra mussels)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mussels are bivalve mollusks, usually occurring in fresh water. They have been cultivated and harvested from the wild for centuries and are eaten in many cuisines.

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