Los Angeles Bioblitz Challenge
Black Mussels (Mytilus)
7 observations
- Observer
- smplv
- Date
- 7/21/2021
- Quality grade
- needs_id
- License
- CC-BY-NC
- Description
- Mussels
Description
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Native Status
Black Mussels (Mytilus) is native / not native to Los Angeles, California, USA.Habitat
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Taxon Range
Note: Range maps are only available for some species.
Taxonomy
- kingdom: Animals (Animalia) 9953 observations
- phylum: Molluscs (Mollusca) 175 observations
- class: Bivalves (Bivalvia) 15 observations
- order: (Mytilida) 7 observations
- family: True Mussels (Mytilidae) 7 observations
- genus: Black Mussels (Mytilus) 7 observations
- species: California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) 4 observations
- complex: Blue Mussel Complex (Mytilus edulis) 2 observations
2 Observed species for Black Mussels (Mytilus)
Species Interactions
Species interaction data comes from GloBI. The species with links are species that have observations.
Eats
- (Phytoplankton)
- Plants (Plantae)
- (Zooplankton)
Preys on
- (Phytoplankton)
- Plants (Plantae)
- (Zooplankton)
Eaten by
- Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
- Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)
- Hooded Crow (Corvus corone)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
- Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
- White-tipped Mud Crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii)
- Vermilion Star (Mediaster aequalis)
- Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
- Otters (Lutra lutra)
- Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Lesser Two-spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides)
- Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Preyed upon by
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- California Killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis)
- Topsmelt Silverside (Atherinops affinis)
- Arrow Gobi (Clevelandia ios)
- Greenlings (Molva molva)
- Orange Banner (Solea solea)
- Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
- Polychaete Worms (Polychaeta)
- Marbled Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)
- European Spider Crab (Maja squinado)
- White Bream (Diplodus sargus)