Image of <i>Mytilus edulis platensis</i> Orbigny 1846

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Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758

trophic guild

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suspension feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/suspensionFeeder

Definition: An organism which feeds on organisms and/or particles suspended in the water column.

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Brusca and Brusca, 2003
suspension feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/suspensionFeeder

Definition: An organism which feeds on organisms and/or particles suspended in the water column.

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(adult)
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detritivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q2750657

Definition: organism that obtains nutrients by consuming detritus

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planktivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q7201320

Definition: an aquatic organism that feeds on planktonic food

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filter feeder
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1252491

Definition: a sub-group of suspension feeding animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure

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