Today I decide to fish with mussels and had a great success with them. Landed about 7 fishes and one of them was a Walleye Surf Perch. Another angler fishing.
- Fishing for mussels is one of the last wild shellfish fisheries on Cape Cod. Local fishermen often supplement winter income by harvesting shellfish in the wild, but many ply this trade year-round, supplying markets and restaurants on the Cape and beyond. It is manual labor, either using simple yet accurate tools or with the help of a boat and dredge, to remove these onyx jewels that taste of the sea from their sandy homes.
- The best sea fishing reel is going to have a quicker retrieve ratio. When you are sea fishing once you unseat your terminal tackle from the bottom it may be subjected to a strong tidal pull, leading you into rocks, reefs and weed beds. The best way to avoid this is to get it up and away from the bottom quickly.
| Mytilidae | |
|---|---|
| Two shells of Mytilus edulis washed up on a beach | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Superfamily: | Mytiloidea |
| Family: | Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Genera | |
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Mytilidae are a family of small to large saltwater mussels, marinebivalvemolluscs in the orderMytilida. One of the genera, Limnoperna, inhabits brackish or freshwater environments. The order has only this one family which contains some 52 genera.[1]
Species in the family Mytilidae are found worldwide, but they are more abundant in colder seas, where they often form uninterrupted beds on rocky shores in the intertidal zone and the shallow subtidal. The subfamily Bathymodiolinae is found in deep-sea habitats.
Mytilids include the well-known edible sea mussels.
A common feature of the shells of mussels is an asymmetrical shell which has a thick, adherent periostracum. The animals attach themselves to a solid substrate using a byssus.
A 2020 study of the phylogeny of Mytilidae recovered two main clades derived from an epifaunal ancestor, with subsequent lineages shifting to other lifestyles, and correlating convergent evolution of siphon traits.[2]
Genera[edit]
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Genera within the family Mytilidae include:[1]
- Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927
- AdulaH. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
- Amygdalum Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811
- Arcuatula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919 (incl. Musculista)
- Arenifodiens Wilson, 2006
- Arvella Bartsch, 1960
- AulacomyaMörch, 1853
- Bathymodiolus Kenk & Wilson, 1985
- Benthomodiolus Dell, 1987
- Botula Mörch, 1853
- BrachidontesSwainson, 1840
- Choromytilus Soot-Ryen, 1952
- Crenella T. Brown, 1827
- Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
- Dacrydium Torell, 1859
- Exosiperna Iredale, 1929
- Fungiacava T. F. Goreau, N. I. Goreau, Neumann & Yonge, 1968
- Geukensia Van de Poel, 1959
- Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898
- Gigantidas Cosel & Marshall, 2003
- GregariellaMonterosato, 1884
- Idas Jeffreys, 1876
- IdasolaIredale, 1939
- IschadiumJukes-Browne, 1905
- Jolya Bourguignat, 1877
- LimnopernaRochebrune, 1882
- LioberusDall, 1898
- LithophagaRöding, 1798
- Megacrenella Habe & Ito, 1965
- Modiolatus Jousseaume, 1893
- Modiolula Sacco, 1898
- Modiolarca Gray, 1842
- ModiolusLamarck, 1799
- MusculusRöding, 1798
- Mytella Soot-Ryen, 1955
- MytilasterMonterosato, 1884
- MytilusLinnaeus, 1758; includes most edible mussel species
- Perna Philipsson, 1788 - incl. New Zealand green-lipped mussel
- Perumytilus Olsson, 1961
- RhomboidellaMonterosato, 1884
- Semimytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
- Septifer Recluz, 1848
- Sinomytilus Thiele, 1934
- SolamenIredale, 1924
- Stavelia Gray, 1858
- Tamu Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
- Trichomya Ihering, 1900
- Urumella Hayami & Kase, 1993
- Vilasina Bartsch, 1960
- Vulcanidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2010
- Xenostrobus Wilson, 1967
- Zelithophaga Finlay, 1926
References[edit]
- ^ abBouchet, P. (2014).Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815World Register of Marine Species
- ^Audino, Jorge A.; Serb, Jeanne M.; Marian, José Eduardo A. R. (2020). 'Phylogeny and anatomy of marine mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) reveal convergent evolution of siphon traits'. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (2): 592–612. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa011.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Mytilidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Mytilidae at Wikispecies
The species profiles below are a one-stop-shop for information about the mussels the Service's Southeast region is responsible for protecting and/or recovering.
- Appalachian elktoe in the Little River Translyvania County NC. Photo by Gary Peeples, USFWS.
Appalachian elktoe
The Appalachian elktoe has a thin, kidney-shaped shell, extending to about 4 inches. Juveniles generally have a yellowish-brown periostracum (outer shell surface), while the periostracum of the adults is usually dark brown to greenish-black in color. Visit the species profile...
- Atlantic pigtoes ready for release. Photo by USFWS.
Atlantic pigtoe
The Atlantic pigtoe is a small freshwater clam found in Virginia, North Carolina, and historically in South Carolina and Georgia. Visit the species profile...
Carolina heelsplitter
Taxon: Mussel Range: North Carolina, South Carolina Status: Listed as endangered on June 30, 1993 Related content Feb 5, 2020 | 5 minute read Articles A good year at the hatcheries Oct 28, 2019 | 2 minute read Articles Against all odds: return of the Gills Creek ecosystem Sep 28, 2018 | 2 minute read Articles Private landowners step up to save the Carolina Heelsplitter Mar 9, 2018 | 3 minute read News Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of eight southeastern species Oct 13, 2017 | 2 minute read Articles Fish passage project benefits Carolina heelsplitter Jun 12, 2017 | 7 minute read Articles Musseling back from near extinction Jun 6, 2017 | 2 minute read Articles North Carolina biologist recognized for work to recover endangered species May 19, 2017 | 8 minute read News 2016 National and Regional Recovery Champions Jun 2, 2014 | 2 minute read Podcasts North Carolinas Conservation Aquaculture Center Aug 4, 2010 | 2 minute read Podcasts North Carolina’s conservation aquaculture center Wildlife Carolina heelsplitter Appearance The Carolina heelsplitter freshwater mussel was first described in 1852. Visit the species profile...
- Cumberland bean juveniles reared at the Center for Mollusk Conservation in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Monte McGregor, Center Mollusk Conservation, Kentucky DFWR.
Cumberland bean
The Cumberland bean is a small mussel found in Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. It is protected as an endangered species and can be found in river systems within the Cumberland River and Tennessee River drainages. Visit the species profile...
- Cumberland combshell. Photo by Dick Biggins, USFWS.
Cumberland combshell
The Cumberlandian combshell has a thick solid shell with a smooth to clothlike periostracum (thin, skin-like coating), which is yellow to tawny brown in color with narrow green broken rays. Visit the species profile...
- Photo by Monte McGregor, Center Mollusk Conservation, Kentucky DFWR.
Fanshell
The fanshell is a green and yellow, medium sized mussel found in various rivers in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. It is protected as an endangered species. Visit the species profile...
- Photo by Monte McGregor, Center Mollusk Conservation, Kentucky DFWR.
Littlewing pearlymussel
The littlewing pearlymussel is a very small mussel found in cool-water streams in the Tennessee and Cumberland River basins in Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. It is protected as an endangered species. Visit the species profile...