Mytilopsis africana
| Mytilopsis africana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Myida |
| Superfamily: | Dreissenoidea |
| Family: | Dreissenidae |
| Genus: | Mytilopsis |
| Species: | M. africana
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| Binomial name | |
| Mytilopsis africana (van Beneden, 1835)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dreissena africana van Beneden, 1835 | |
Mytilopsis africana is a species of bivalve mollusc in the false mussel family, Dreissenidae. It is widespread along the brackish water environments of coastal West and Central Africa.[1] It may represent a lineage of Mytilopsis sallei, a Caribbean species, that invaded the western coast of Africa during the period of slave trade.[3][4]
Habitat[edit]
Mytilopsis africana is a brackish water species that is widespread along lagoons, mangroves, and associated habitats. It grows attached to hard surfaces such as rocks, shells, and branches.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Van Damme, D. (2020). "Mytilopsis africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T184686A158395483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T184686A158395483.en. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Mytilopsis africana (Van Beneden, 1835)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Fernandes, Maurício R.; Salgueiro, Fabiano; Miyahira, Igor C.; Caetano, Carlos Henrique S. (2018). "mtDNA analysis of Mytilopsis (Bivalvia, Dreissenidae) invasion in Brazil reveals the existence of two species". Hydrobiologia. 817 (1): 97–110. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3602-3.
- ^ Tan, Koh Siang; Tay, Teresa (2018). "The invasive Caribbean Mytilopsis sallei (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae): A short review". ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development. 35 (1–2): 133–139. doi:10.29037/ajstd.483.
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