Organisms

Mytilus

A genus of marine mussels in the family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The species MYTILUS EDULIS is the highly edible common mussel.

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Abstract

A genus of marine mussels in the family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The species MYTILUS EDULIS is the highly edible common mussel.

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2006; use BIVALVIA 1979-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Bivalvia (1978-2005)
  • Mollusca (1966-2005)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.080w.537w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mytilus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049878. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049878
  2. Mytilus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilus_(bivalve)
  3. Mytilus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21132