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Perna perna (Brown mussel; South American rock mussel; Mexilhao mussel; Afrikaanse rotsmossel; Cozza verde; En art musling; Mejillón de roca sudamerica; Mexilhão da rocha sul-americano; Moule de roche sudaméricaine; Westatlantische miesmuschel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The brown mussel, Perna perna, is an economically important mussel, a bivalve mollusc belonging to the family Mytilidae. It is harvested as a food source but is also known to harbor toxins and cause damage to marine structures. It is native to the waters of Africa, Europe, and South America and was introduced in the waters of North America.
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Invasive Species

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Predators

Diplodus argenteus (silver porgy)[1]
Diplodus capensis (White seabream)[2]
Diplodus hottentotus (Zebra)[2]
Haematopus moquini (African Oystercatcher)[3]
Octopus vulgaris (common octopus)[4]

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♦ 1"Ontogenetic and Seasonal Variation in the Diet of Marimbá, Diplodus Argenteus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Pisces, Sparidae) Associated With the Beds of Sargassum Cymosum C. Agardh, 1820 (Phaeophyta) at Ponta das Garoupas, Bombinhas, Santa Catarina", J. Dubiaski-Silva and S. Masunari, Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue No. 39. Proceedings of the 8th International Coastal Symposium (ICS 2004), Vol. II (Winter 2006), pp. 1190-1192
♦ 2Diets of Diplodus sargus capensis and D. cervinus hottentotus (Pisces: Sparidae) on the Tsitsikamma coast, South Africa, B.Q. MANN and C.D. BUXTON, KOEDOE 35/2, pp. 27-36 (1992)
♦ 3SCOTT, H.A., DEAN, W.R.J. & WATSON, L.H. 2012. Diet and habitat use by the African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini in De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa. Marine Ornithology 40: 1–10.
♦ 4CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0