Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1733-1734

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336649
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFE7-FF89-FDD3-0556FF2B504F
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
status

Treatment

Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819

Description

Poppe and Goto (2000).

Distribution

Native to the Mediterranean Sea, this mussel now shows a worldwide distribution ( Westfall and Gardner 2010). In Chile, it was recorded for the first time in 2000 ( Daguin and Borsa 2000), and it has been recorded from Dichato (36°33 ʹ S, 72°56 ʹ W) to Punta Arenas (53°10 ʹ S, 70°56 ʹ W) ( Tarifeño et al. 2012).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Maritime transport or unintentional introduction/established ( Daguin and Borsa 2000; Tarifeño et al. 2012).

Remarks

Invasive species, may displace native mytilid species ( Branch and Steffani 2004). EA, SA.