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Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
California mussel| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytilidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 100 m (Αναφ. 95344), usually 0 - 30 m (Αναφ. 104320). Temperate; 62°N - 18°N, 180°W - 109°W
Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές
Eastern Pacific: from Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA to Baja California and Isla Socorro, Mexico. Subtropical to boreal.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 95344); common length : 20.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 312)
Short description Μορφολογία
Shell with blue, black and irregular groove lines. Often create dense mats. Mats can form habitats for more than 100 other species (Ref. 312).
It has a shell length of 20 cm long (Ref. 312). Found in dense colonies on wharf piles and surf exposed rocks in the mid to high tide zone. Its diet include fine organic detritus, living plankton, especially dinoflagellates; when the water exceeds a certain temperature, often from late May through October, mussels feed on dinoflagellates that make them poisonous for humans to eat (Ref. 312). Very dominant competitor in an intertidal bed. Prefers to settle on other mussels and barnacles, giving it a competitive advantage (Ref. 104225). Predators are ochre star, dogwinkle, and humans (Ref. 312). Occurs from mid to high tide mark (Ref. 312).
Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
Life cycle: Egg develops into the first free-swimming larval stage (trocophore) within 4 to 24 hours, afterwhich it develops into a veliger larvae within 24 to 48 hours. The veliger secretes the first larval shell within 10 to 12 hours, which then develops into a velichoncha larvae which secretes the second larval shell. It further develops into pediveliger, with a characterized foot making it mobile to find a suitable substrate and able to feed. It metamorphoses into a post-larval mussel called plantigrade (Ref. 104799).
Main reference
Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες
Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth 1999 Phylum Mollusca. Marine Science Institute. Http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:EEiLeA0OeAMJ:www2.ucsc.edu/simp/guide.pdf+Nuttalina+californica&hl=tl&gl=ph&ct=clnk&cd=8 [accessed 20/01/06] (Αναφ. 312)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Αναφ. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 8.6 - 14.3, mean 10.1 (based on 140 cells).