Biology:Mytilopsis africana
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Mytilopsis africana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Dreissenoidea |
| Family: | Dreissenidae |
| Genus: | Mytilopsis |
| Species: | M. africana
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| Binomial name | |
| Mytilopsis africana (van Beneden, 1835)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dreissena africana van Beneden, 1835 | |
Mytilopsis africana is a species of bivalve mollusc in the false mussel family, Dreissenidae. It is widespread along the brackish water environments of coastal West and Central Africa.[1] It may represent a lineage of Mytilopsis sallei, a Caribbean species, that invaded the western coast of Africa during the period of slave trade.[3][4]
Habitat
Mytilopsis africana is a brackish water species that is widespread along lagoons, mangroves, and associated habitats. It grows attached to hard surfaces such as rocks, shells, and branches.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Van Damme, D. (2020). "Mytilopsis africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T184686A158395483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T184686A158395483.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/184686/158395483. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mytilopsis africana (Van Beneden, 1835)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505328.
- ↑ Fernandes, Maurício R.; Salgueiro, Fabiano; Miyahira, Igor C.; Caetano, Carlos Henrique S. (2018). "mtDNA analysis of Mytilopsis (Bivalvia, Dreissenidae) invasion in Brazil reveals the existence of two species". Hydrobiologia 817 (1): 97–110. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3602-3.
- ↑ Tan, Koh Siang; Tay, Teresa (2018). "The invasive Caribbean Mytilopsis sallei (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae): A short review". ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development 35 (1–2): 133–139. doi:10.29037/ajstd.483.
Wikidata ☰ Q13871894 entry
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