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>Have a pair of Mytilus that are labeled as Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819. Never knew M. edulis had a subspecies and thought galloprovincialis was a separate valid species. These shells came from South Hokkaido Island, Japan. This would make M. edulis valid but from what I can tell, galloprovincialis is from the Mediterranean. Help!!<
Mytilus galloprovincialis, M. trossulus, and M. edulis are very closely related, but most folks consider them to be separate species. M. galloprovincialis is native to the Mediterranean and nearby regions, but has been introduced at least to the west coast of North America, South Africa, and the east coast of Asia, including Japan.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
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