MolluscaBase - Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

WoRMS taxon details

Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

367822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367822)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Perna Philipsson, 1788

Original name

Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Mytilus opalus Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted

Mytilus smaragdinus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted

Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367822 on 2025-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-01 07:48:25Z

created

Decock, Wim

2010-09-23 11:55:17Z

checked

Huber, Markus

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description (of Mytilus opalus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]

original description (of Mytilus smaragdinus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

original description (of Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomy

status source Wood A.R., Apte S., MacAvoy E.S. & Gardner J.P.A. (2007) A molecular phylogeny of the marine mussel genus Perna (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) based on nuclear (ITS1&2) and mitochondrial (COI) DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44(2): 685-698. , available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790306005082 [details]

Other

context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors

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context source (HKRMS) Burch, A.; Seed, R. (2000). Foraging behaviour of Thalamita danae (Decapoda: Portunidae): the effects of altering prey presentation. In: Morton B, editor. Asian Marine Biology 16 . Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 173-183. [details]

additional source Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Lutaenko, K.A.; Furota, T.; Nakayama; S.; Shin, K.; Xu, J. (2013). Atlas of Marine Invasive Species in the NOWPAP Region. Beijing: NOWPAP DINRAC (Northwest Pacific Action Plan, Data and Information Network Regional Center). 189 pp. [details]

additional source Nazneen, S. & Begum, F. (1988). Hydrological studies of Lyari River. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. 31(1): 26-29.
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species impact United States part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Other impact - undefined or uncertain
The nonnative species influenced settlement, growth and survival of C. virginica in different ways. M. coccopoma and P. viridis negatively influenced larval settlement, whereas M. charruana had no influence on
the total number of settled larvae. [details]

Introduced species impact in Australian part of the Indian Ocean (Marine Region) : Water abstraction or nuisance fouling [details]

Introduced species management in Australian part of the Indian Ocean (Marine Region) : yes [details]

Introduced species population trend in Australian part of the Indian Ocean (Marine Region) : Increasing [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Indonesian part of the Banda Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Australian part of the Indian Ocean (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
Dutch	Aziatische groene mossel	[details]
English	green-lipped musselgreen musselAsian green mussel	[details]
French	moule verte asiatique	[details]
German	Grüne MiesmuschelAsiatische grüne Miesmuschel	[details]
Japanese	ミドリイガイ	[details]