Mediterranean mussel galloprovincialis

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. 

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]. 

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. 

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. 

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

Hess P, Abadie E, Herve F, Berteaux T, Sechel V, Araoz R, et al. Pinnatoxin G is responsible for atypical toxicity in mussels (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) and clams (Venerupis decussate) from Ingril, a French Mediterranean lagoon. Toxicon 2013 75(SI) 16-26. 

July 2006 and 2007 Bouzas et al. (2011) Eastern Mediterranean Spanish Coast, Communidad Valenciana M. galloprovincialis, Donax trunculus (clam) Lyophilization, LOD 0.05-35 ng/g dw EPAHs 1.1 4.5 ng/g dw (mussels), 2.9-67.3 ng/g dw (clams) 8 PAHs, HPLC-FLD... 

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