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Mytilus planulatus Australian mussel, New Zealand blue mussel

Mytilus planulatus is commonly referred to as Australian mussel, New Zealand blue mussel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Blue Mussel,Mytilus planulatus, very common at the location, forming dense beds every few meters.Bastion Point, Tamaki Drive.6_2019


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
11873 
AphiaID:
506160 
Scientific:
Mytilus planulatus 
German:
Australische Miesmuschel, Neuseeländische Miesmuschel 
English:
Australian Mussel, New Zealand Blue Mussel 
Category:
Muslinger 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytilidae (Family) > Mytilus (Genus) > planulatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Lamarck, 1819 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Philippines, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia), Thailand 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 100 Meter 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-01-18 19:36:14 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Mytilus planulatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Mytilus planulatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Mytilus planulatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819

Mytilus planulatus forms clumps where it attaches to reefs, rocks, pillions, or moorings. The shell is a two sided symmetrical long tear drop shape which is black in colour, lightening toward the point.

The shell is often covered with other sea vegetation. Inside is a orange to cream coloured mussel with a dark lip which attaches to to the shell by a strong white muscle.

Host/prey of Cercaria praecox Walker, 1971 accepted as Oceroma praecox (Walker, 1971) Cribb, Miller, Bray & Cutmore, 2014 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva
Host/prey of Oceroma praecox (Walker, 1971) Cribb, Miller, Bray & Cutmore, 2014 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva
Host/prey of Tergestia haswelli Dollfus, 1927 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Stage: larva

Synonymised name:
Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus aoteanus Powell, 1958
Mytilus corneus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus dunkeri Reeve, 1857 sensu Angas, 1867
Mytilus lacunatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus obscurus Dunker, 1857
Mytilus paetelianus Clessin, 1887
Mytilus ungularis Lamarck, 1819

External links

  1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Monkey Island, Southland, Neuseeland
Blue Mussel,Mytilus planulatus, very common at the location, forming dense beds every few meters.Bastion Point, Tamaki Drive.6_2019

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