Species Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp.

 

Generic Combinations

• Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Introduced to Trinity Inlet, north QLD. Native over the range Persian Gulf to Papua-New Guinea. Also introduced to the Carribean.

Introduced.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Stafford, H., Willan, R.C. & neil, K.M. 2007. The invasive Asian green mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae), breeds in Trinity Inlet, tropical northern Australia. Molluscan Research 27: 105-109 [105-109]

Stafford, H. & Willan, R.C. 2007. Is it a Pest? Introduced and naturalised marine animal species of Torres Strait Northern Australia. Cairns : Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries 33 pp. [16]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Aug-2023	BIVALVIA	22-Aug-2023	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		31-Aug-2012	ADDED