Mussels
Blue mussel Mytilus edulis
Shaped like a rounded triangle, the blue mussel is a hinged, filter-feeding bivalve found in Barnegat bay and the Atlantic ocean
The blue mussel has a slender, brownish foot that allows it to move and temporarily hold onto any substrate.
A strong, thread-like anchor, called a byssal thread, allows the blue mussel to attach itself securely to almost any substrate. The byssal threads are secreted as a liquid by a gland near the blue mussel’s foot, and the threads harden upon contact with water.
Mussels Family Mytilidae
Blue