Marine Mussel Facts: the "True" Mussels 🦪 Animal Fact Files

Описание: The true mussels are also known as marine mussels because they are predominantly found in saltwater; however, some marine mussels live in brackish water, too! Learn more marine mussel facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
 
Scientific Name: Family - Mytilidae
Range: around the world but prefer temperate waters
Habitat: often sessile and benthic (unmoving and living at the bottom of the water column)
Size: often harvested at 4 inches (10 cm) but can double this of left alone
Diet: phytoplankton filter feeder
Threats: sea stars, whelks and other snails, sea birds, etc.
Lifespan: often harvested within 2 years but can live for decades

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Marine Mussel VS FRESHWATER MUSSEL 0:00
Marine Mussel HABITAT 0:30
Marine Mussel LIFE CYCLE 1:11
Marine Mussel THREAT 1:55
Marine Mussel DIET and SIZE 2:34
Marine Mussel APPEARANCE 3:15
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Image and Video Credits:
Cawthorn Institute - https://vimeo.com/191094234
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Research Credits:
https://neogeneatlas.net/families/myt...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id16368
https://www.cretaceousatlas.org/famil...
https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
https://books.google.com/books?id=YEJ...
https://www.purdue.edu/extension/muss...
https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife...
https://www.amnh.org/research/center-...
http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/blo...
https://u.osu.edu/biomuseum/2016/09/0...
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resou...
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/specie...

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