Perna viridis, known as the Asian green mussel, is an economically important mussel, a bivalve belonging to the family Mytilidae, or the "true mussels". It is harvested for food but is also known to harbor toxins [citation needed] and cause damage to submerged structures such as drainage pipes. More @Wikipedia
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