| Descriptor English: | Mytilus edulis | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Mytilus edulis                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Mytilus edulis | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Mytilus edulis | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Blue Mussel Blue Mussels Common Mussel Common Mussels Mussel, Blue Mussel, Common Mussels, Blue Mussels, Common Mytilus eduli edulis, Mytilus  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B01.050.500.644.080.537.500.500 HP4.018.602.100.611  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049880 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A species of mussel in the genus MYTILUS, family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA, known as the common mussel. It has a bluish-black shell and is highly edible. | 
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| Annotation: | as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM) | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AH                                                            anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Bivalvia (1970-2005) Mollusca (1964-2005)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2006 | 
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| History Note: | 2006 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 50413 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D049880 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2006/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2005/06/30 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/28 | 
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Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota 
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| Scope note | A species of mussel in the genus MYTILUS, family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA, known as the common mussel. It has a bluish-black shell and is highly edible. | 
| Preferred term | Mytilus edulis | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Blue Mussel                                                 Blue Mussels Common Mussel Common Mussels Mussel, Blue Mussel, Common Mussels, Blue Mussels, Common Mytilus eduli edulis, Mytilus  | 
                                
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