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mexilhão

A mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks.

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        Blue mussels ( Mytilus edulis L. 1758) are important components of coastal ecosystems and in the economy of rural and coastal areas.
        Pubmed
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        And now, after an interval of centuries, during which the lagoon contained no salt-water shell fish, it again produces great numbers of Mytilus edulis.
        The Earth as Modified by Human Action
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        Scientists recovered tiny plastic fibres in edible mussels taken from the wild and from supermarket shelves in Belgium last summer.
        The Irish Times
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