Perna viridis Asian Green Mussel

Perna viridis is commonly referred to as Asian Green Mussel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1130 

AphiaID:

367822 

Scientific:

Perna viridis 

German:

Grüne Miesmuschel 

English:

Asian Green Mussel 

Category:

Małże 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytilidae (Family) > Perna (Genus) > viridis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Africa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Florida, French Polynesia, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, South-Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

0 - 100 Meter 

Size:

3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 84.2 °F (20°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Perna canaliculus
  Neuseeland-Grünschalmuschel, Grünlipp-Muschel, Grünschalmuschel
• 
  Perna perna
  Miesmuschel
• 
  Perna viridis
  Grüne Miesmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-10-24 19:25:12 

Last edit:

2022-02-03 13:21:50 

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