Perna perna

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DomainEukaryota • RegnumAnimalia • SubregnumEumetazoa • CladusBilateria • SuperphylumProtostomia • PhylumMollusca • ClassisBivalvia • OrdoMytiloida • FamiliaMytilidae • GenusPerna • Species: Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Perna perna
  • English: Perna perna (brown mussel), , is an economically important mussel, a bivalve molluscbelonging to the family Mytilidae. It is harvested as a food source but is also known to harbor toxins and cause damage to marine structures. It is native to the waters of Africa, Europe, and South America and was introduced in the waters of North America.
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var. picta

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var. elongata

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