Mytilus edulis
species of mollusc
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Summary
Mytilus edulis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,249 views/month, #1,510 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: food ingredient[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- Parent taxon: Mytilus[5]
- Endemic to: Argentina[6]
- Taxon name: Mytilus edulis[7]
- Subclass of: shellfish[8]
- Commons category: Mytilus edulis[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mytilus edulis[10]
- Commons gallery: Mytilus edulis[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
- Short name: M. edulis[13]
- Taxon common name: Common mussel[14], 紫殼菜蛤[15], 食用殼菜蛤[16], Mossel[17], بلح البحر الأزرق[18], blåskjell[19], Blue mussel[20], Gemeine Miesmuschel[21], klapavica[22]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q130745014[23]
- Habitat: World Ocean[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[25]
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Identifiers
Mytilus edulis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 117650[26]. Mytilus edulis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6550[27]. Mytilus edulis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46466840[28]. Mytilus edulis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8288896[29]. Mytilus edulis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 79454[30].
Why It Matters
Mytilus edulis has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]