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II Edible bivalves; Mussels and Oysters

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Title II Edible bivalves; Mussels and Oysters
 
Creator Rao, K Satyanarayana
 
Subject Edible oyster
Mussel culture
 
Description Edible sea mussels belonging to the genus Mytilus are fished in quantities
on some parts of the Indian coasts and are commercially important. They are
bivalves approximately triangular in shape, with a shell pointed at the anterior
end, a firm, horny periostracum, and anchoring byssus threads secreted by byssus
glands present in the foot. The mussels attach themselves to rocks or other hard
substratum by these threads. The mussel resources are rich on the south
western coast. When occurring in abundance they form thick carpet-like growths
on rocks and concrete constructions like piers and wharves. Large beds of
Mytilus colonise concrete and timber structures in ports and harbours. Two
species of mussels are represented along our coasts, the green mussel, Mytilus
firidis Linnaeus and the brown mussel, Mytilus sp. Mytilus viridis enjoys a wide
distribution, occurring on both the east and west coasts and is fairly abundant
at Cochin, Malabar and southern coast of Mysore. On the other hand, the
brown mussel has a very restricted distribution extending from South of Quilon
to Tirunelveli coast (Jones, 1950; Rao, 1958).
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Nair, R V
Rao, K Satyanarayana
 
Date 1974
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/641/1/KS_Rao.pdf
Rao, K Satyanarayana (1974) II Edible bivalves; Mussels and Oysters. In: CMFRI Bulletin No.25, The commercial molluscs of India. CMFRI, Mandapam Camp, pp. 4-39.