A Quick Introduction To Mussels

Mussels are Marine creatures of the family Mussel in the mollusc phylum. The shell is wedge-shaped, the shell surface is black brown, smooth and glossy; The inner surface of the shell is gray-blue, the shell edge has a narrow margin involving the outer epidermis, and the scar of the closed shell muscle and the coat are obvious. The hinge part has 2-5 granular denticle; The ligaments are slender and brown at the dorsal margin of the shell. The coat is thin and the rim is thick.

Mussels are widely distributed along the coast of China. It grows on the seashore rocks, and lives in the sea area where the sea tide is rapid and the water quality is clarified, and it has strong resistance to the bad environment such as red tide and sewage. The food consists mainly of organic debris and diatoms. There are two breeding periods in spring and autumn every year, with strong fertility, ovulation and fertilization several times, and the female shell can lay eggs up to 25 million.

Dried mussel products smell sweet and light, the Tang Dynasty food therapy scientist Meng Shen in the "food therapy Materia Medica" its dry products officially named "mussel". Mussels have a wide range of uses. In addition to being edible, mussels can also be used as bait or fertilizer, and shells can be used to make exquisite handicrafts, such as bags, neck bracelets, vases, lamps and tapestries. In addition, mussels can also be burned lime and used as "attachers" for cultivation of shellfish seedlings, and byssus can be used as raw materials for textiles.

Morphological characteristics

The shell is wedge-shaped, the shell surface is black brown, smooth and glossy; The inner surface of the shell is gray-blue, the shell edge has a narrow margin involving the outer epidermis, and the scar of the closed shell muscle and the coat are obvious. The hinge part has 2-5 granular denticle; The ligaments are slender and brown at the dorsal margin of the shell. The coat is thin and the rim is thick.

Habitat

Mussels grow on coastal rocks and live in areas with rapid currents and clear water quality.

Life habit

Mussels have strong resistance to bad environment such as red tide and sewage. The food consists mainly of organic debris and diatoms. There are two breeding periods in spring and autumn every year, with strong fertility, ovulation and fertilization several times, and the female shell can lay eggs up to 25 million.

Distribution range

Because of its strong vitality, mussel is easy to be cultured in large quantities, and China's Shandong, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and other coastal provinces have a vast sea area for cultivation.