Perna viridis (L.) 1758 as the correct name for the Southeast Asian green mussel (Bivalvia:Mytilidae)

Young, Adam L.; Yap, Wilfredo G.

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1984

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Young, Adam L.

Yap, Wilfredo G.

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Abstract

The Southeast Asian green mussel is Perna viridis. The wide separation of the retractor mussel scars in the adult shell and the special set of teeth on the posterior shoulder of the larval shell definitely place the green mussel under the genus Perna ritzius.

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Contribution No. 115.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1160

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Young, A. L., & Yap, W. G. (1984). Perna viridis (L.) 1758 as the correct name for the Southeast Asian green mussel (Bivalvia:Mytilidae). Philippine Journal of Science, 113(1-2), 1-9. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1160

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0031-7683

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