APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Conrad's or Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- shell dorsal view 1

Conrad's or Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- shell dorsal view 2

Conrad's or Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- shell dorsal view 3

Conrad's or Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- shell interior 1

Conrad's or Dark false mussel
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

This non-native species is brackish water / low salinity species, from the Gulf of Mexico. The species has been transported around the world, including Europe, in ships ballast water.

Specimens were originally collected at Hellevoetsluis in Holland. They are part of the marine collection of Stella Turk M.B.E., images taken 26.02.16.

The marine collection of Stella Turk is curated by the author of this website at his home in Penzance, Cornwall. Its intended use is as a reference collection, access is by appointment only, further information is available on request.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.