Mediterranean mussel

Hubert, F., Noel, T., and Roch, P. (1996). A member of the arthropod defensin family from edible Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Eur. J. Biochem. 240,302-306. 

Blue mussel Soft-shell clam Blue mussel Horse mussel Sea scallop Razor clam Dungeness crab Northern anchovy Blue crab Rock crab Stone crab Spiny lobster Maori scallop Greenshell mussel Pacific oyster New Zealand cockle Chilean oyster Tuata surf clam Mediterranean mussel Sea scallop... 

The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) is the main mussel taken in the wild. This species, mainly taken in the North Sea, accounted for 65% of total mussel capture in 2005. The Mediterranean mussel (M. galloprovincialis) is the second major species captured, and capture of this species grew in recent years to reach 22,898 tons in 2005. While the catch of Mediterranean mussel expanded, the capture of green mussel (M. srmragdinus) declined from 41,000 tons in 2001 to almost zero at present (41 tons in 2005) [1]. 

The Chinese mussel production is 100% sea mussels nei, which explains the high mark of unidentified species among the total mussel aquaculture production. Blue mussel, green mussel, and Mediterranean mussel are the top species among the identified species, mainly produced by Spain, Thailand and Italy, respectively. 

Fig. 11.1 The common blue mussel Mytilus edulis (left) and the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (right).

Macha, I.J., Ozyegin, L.S., Chou, J., Samur, R., Oktar, F.N., Ben-Nissan, B., 2013. An alternative synthesis method for dicalcium phosphate (monetite) powders from Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) shells. J. Aust. Ceram. Soc. 49 (2), 122-128. 

The genes encoding these proteins showed a high polymorphic variability (Padhi and Verguese, 2008), which has been suggested to account for the high resistance of the Mediterranean mussel to disease (Costa et al.,... 

PADHi A, verghese b (2008), Molecular diversity and evolution of myticin-C antimicrobial peptide variants in the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. Peptides, 29,1094-1101. 

Antonioli F, Oliverio M (1996) Holocene sea-level rise recorded by a radiocaibon-dated mussel in a submerged speleothem beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Quat Res 45 241-244 Antonioli F, Silenzi S, Frisia S, (2001) Tyrrhenian Holocene palaeoclimate trends from spelean serpulids Fabrizio. (Juat Sci Rev 20 1661-1670... 

Ramon M, Fernandez M, Galimany E (2007) Development of mussel (Mytilus galloprovin-cialis) seed from two different origins in a semi-enclosed Mediterranean Bay (NE Spain). Aquaculture 264 148-159... 

Fowler, S.W. and B. Oregioni. 1976. Trace metals in mussels from the N.W. Mediterranean. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 7 26-29. 

Mediterranean Sea (western portion) October 1995 maximum concentrations sediments vs. soft parts of mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis ... 

Baumard, P., H. Budzinski, and P. Garrigues. 1998. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and mussels of the western Mediterranean Sea. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17 765-776. 

Baumard, P., Budzinski, H., Garrigues, P., Burgeot, T., Bellocq., J., 1998. Origin and bioavailability of PAHs in the Mediterranean Sea from mussel and sediment records. Est-uar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 47, 77-90. 

El Nemr, A., Said, T.O., Khaled, A., El Sikaily, A., Abd-Allah, A.M.A., 2003. Polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides in mussels collected from the Egyptian Mediterranean coast. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 71, 290-297. 

Villeneuve, J.-P., F.P. Carvalho, S.W. Fowler, and C. Cattini. 1999. Levels and trends of PCBs, chlorinated pesticides and petroleum hydrocarbons in mussels from the NW Mediterranean coast Comparison of concentrations in 1973-1974 and 1988-1989. Sci. Total Environ. 237/238 57-65. 

Asian clam, Potamocorbula amurensis, in 1987 (Carlton et al., 1990). The invasive Asian Date mussel, Musculista senhousia, has invaded the west coast of the United States altering community dynamics, and has now spread to Western Australia, New Zealand, and the Mediterranean (Mistri, 2002). One of the more notable bivalve invasions, by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), has proven to be as devastating and expansive across U.S. rivers, lakes, and estuaries as predicted in early studies (Strayer and Smith, 1993). For example, these mussels can filter a volume of water equivalent to the entire freshwater region of the Hudson River about every 2 d this has dramatically altered the total suspended load and the phytoplankton community (Roditi et al., 1996). Similarly, invasion of wetland plant species, such as Phragmites australis, has resulted in displacement of dominant marsh Spartina spp. along the eastern U.S. coast (see more in chapter 8) (Chambers et al., 2003). 

Dihydroxyproline (3) was isolated from animal adhesive protein (Melp 1) found in the mussel Mytilus edulis, and its 2R,3S,4R) analogue 4 was also isolated from natural sources. (2ii ,3 )-3-Hydroxyproline (5) was isolated from dried Mediterranean sponge and telomycin, while its (25, 3 )-isomer 6 was obtained only from telomycin. " (25, 35 )-3-Hydroxyproline (7) was found in naturally occurring peptides, namely mucrorin-telomycin and bovine Achilles tendon collagen. ... 

Calprismin, a novel member of mol-luskan shell proteins. Calprismin is a glycosylated protein (Mr 38 kDa) isolated from the shell calcitic prisms of the Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna no-hUis. It is soluble in acetic acid, and is acidic due to its high Asp content. It has been assumed that calprismin may act as calcite crystal-binding rather than a Ca -binding protein [F. Marin etal.,/. Biol. Chem. 2005, 280, 33895]. 

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