mussel
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Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe.
Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
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A zebra mussel -encrusted vector-averaging current meter from Lake Michigan.
In freshwater perliculture, only the piece of tissue is used in most cases, and is inserted into the fleshy mantle of the host mussel.
It pushed SSTs to 1.5 deg C above average — and as high as 6 deg C above normal in some spots off the West Coast — and mussel beds, seaweeds and phytoplankton around Southland and Otago suffered cascading losses.
Other factors which exert an influence on distribution include nutrient availability, predation and salinity. citation Endemic animal species * Zebra mussel : The Black Sea along with the Caspian Sea is part of the Zebra mussel's native range.
Also, there is krill oil, green lipped mussel oil, and other shellfish based fish oils.
Normally, I'm not a fan of mussels -- Mathra adores them and once ate fifty of them on the Holland coast -- but the Mussel Zucchini Velouté made up such a divinely delicate -based broth, that I would make that one again and again.