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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Yellow mussel (Marine bivalves)
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Bearded horse mussel
Brachidontes modiolus
- shell valve exterior 1

Bearded horse mussel
Brachidontes modiolus
- shell valve exterior 2

Bearded horse mussel
Brachidontes modiolus
- ventral view shell 1

Bearded horse mussel
Brachidontes modiolus
- ventral view shell 2

Specimen featured was found on the roots of seagraas at a depth of 1.0m, at Margarita Island, Porlamar Region, Venezuela, Feb. 2001.

Specimen above was purchased as a reference specimen as the species is a rafting species and may arrive in the UK on flotsam from the Gulf of Mexico and the SE coast of the United States of America.

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.