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Asian Green Mussel

Perna viridis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 19, February 14, March 9, April 12, May 20, June 4, July 13, August 5, September 9, October 9, November 11, December 9.
United States161
India134
China83
Singapore45
Brazil38
Thailand34
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region33
EAST REGION30
Kerala28
Mahārāshtra27

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderMytilida
Familymussels · Mytilidae
GenusPerna

Sources

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