General information
Perna perna Linnaeus, 1758  
   
Common nameAsian green mussel, Green-lipped mussel
Synonyms
Melina perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mya perna Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus achatinus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus afer Gmelin, 1791
Mytilus africanus Chemnitz, 1785
Mytilus elongatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Mytilus irisans Jousseaume, 1888
Mytilus magellanicus
Mytilus perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus pictus Born, 1778
Mytilus variegatus Roding, 1798
Mytilus venezolanus Andreu, 1965
Mytilus versicolor Gmelin, 1791
Perna africana var.mauretanica Pallary, 1900
Perna africana var. Tingitana Pallary, 1900
Perna indica Kuriakose & Nair, 1976
Perna magellanica Philipsson, 1788
Perna perna f. picta (Born, 1778)
Perna picta (Born, 1778)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Pteriomorphia; Mytiloida; Mytiloidea; Mytilidae.
Geographical distribution -
Occurrence -
Importance Food
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Center for Marine Biology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source of chromosomes Embryos
Number of specimens with sex Not reported
Diploid chromosome number 28
Karyotype formula 4m+5sm+5st/a
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH C-banding
Reference Jacobi CM, Rosenberg C, Morgante AMV (1990). The Karyotype of the Brown mussel Perna perna( (L.) (Bivalvia : Mytilidae). Brazilian Journal of Genetics, 13(4): 669-673.
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