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searchaux" style="display:none">Species of bivalve</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Asian green mussel </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Pviridiscolor.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5b/Pviridiscolor.PNG/220px-Pviridiscolor.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5b/Pviridiscolor.PNG/330px-Pviridiscolor.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/Pviridiscolor.PNG 2x" data-file-width="346" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%"><i>Perna viridis</i> showing the byssus, the downward-pointing beak, and the dark green color that becomes brownish towards the umbo </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Perna" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mollusca" title="Mollusca">Mollusca</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bivalvia" title="Bivalvia">Bivalvia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mytilida" title="Mytilida">Mytilida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mytilidae" title="Mytilidae">Mytilidae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perna_(bivalve)" title="Perna (bivalve)"><i>Perna</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>P. viridis</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Perna viridis</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li>Chloromya smaragdinus <small>Jukes-Browne, 1905</small></li> <li>Chloromya viridis <small>Dodge, 1952</small></li> <li>Mytilus opalus <small>Lamarck, 1819</small></li> <li>Mytilus smaragdinus <small>Chemnitz, 1785</small></li> <li>Mytilus viridis <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Perna viridis</b></i>, known as the <b>Asian green mussel</b>, is an economically important <a href="/wiki/Mussel" title="Mussel">mussel</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bivalve" class="mw-redirect" title="Bivalve">bivalve</a> belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="/wiki/Mytilidae" title="Mytilidae">Mytilidae</a>, or the "true mussels". It is harvested for food but is also known to harbor toxins <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and cause damage to submerged structures such as drainage pipes. It is native in the Asia-Pacific region but has been introduced in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, and in the waters around Japan, North America, and South America.<sup id="cite_ref-issg_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perna_viridis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Perna_viridis_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Perna_viridis_001.jpg/220px-Perna_viridis_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Perna_viridis_001.jpg/330px-Perna_viridis_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Perna_viridis_001.jpg/440px-Perna_viridis_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="522" /></a><figcaption><i>Perna viridis</i></figcaption></figure> <p><i>Perna viridis</i> ranges from 80 to 100 millimetres (3 to 4 in) in length and may occasionally reach 165 millimetres (6 in). Its shell ends in a downward-pointing beak. The smooth <a href="/wiki/Periostracum" title="Periostracum">periostracum</a> is dark green, becoming increasingly brownish towards its point of attachment (<a href="/wiki/Umbo_(mycology)" title="Umbo (mycology)">umbo</a>), where it is lighter. Younger mussels are bright green and that becomes darker as it ages.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shell's interior has a pale-blue sheen.<sup id="cite_ref-nimpis_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nimpis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mussel has a large mobile foot which it uses to climb vertically should it be covered by sediments. It also produces <a href="/wiki/Byssus" title="Byssus">byssus</a> to help it attach to its substrate.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Perna_canaliculus" title="Perna canaliculus">Perna canaliculus</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Perna_perna" title="Perna perna">Perna perna</a></i> are two similar species, native to the waters of <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-gsm_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gsm-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 268.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 266.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Perna_viridis_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Left valve"><img alt="Left valve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Perna_viridis_01.jpg/400px-Perna_viridis_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Perna_viridis_01.jpg/600px-Perna_viridis_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Perna_viridis_01.jpg/800px-Perna_viridis_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9600" data-file-height="7200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Left valve</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 254.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 252.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Perna_viridis_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Right valve"><img alt="Right valve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Perna_viridis_02.jpg/379px-Perna_viridis_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="253" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Perna_viridis_02.jpg/569px-Perna_viridis_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Perna_viridis_02.jpg/758px-Perna_viridis_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9600" data-file-height="7600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Right valve</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Habitat_and_distribution">Habitat and distribution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perna_viridis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Habitat and distribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Asian green mussel is found in the coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region. However the mussels are introduced to other areas as an <a href="/wiki/Invasive_species" title="Invasive species">invasive species</a> via <a href="/wiki/Biofouling" title="Biofouling">boat hulls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ballast_water#Ship.27s_ballast" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballast water">water ballasts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-issg_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The mussel inhabits <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuarine</a> habitats and is found in densities as high as 35,000 individuals per square meter on any submerged marine object. Although vivid green in appearance, the mussels are shrouded with overgrowth and are often hard to find. The mussels live in waters that are 11–32 °C (52–90 °F) with a wide-ranging <a href="/wiki/Salinity" title="Salinity">salinity</a> of about 18-33 <a href="/wiki/Parts_per_trillion" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts per trillion">ppt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nimpis_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nimpis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>P. viridis</i> grows fastest at 2 metres (2 yards) below the surface, in high salinity and a high concentration of <a href="/wiki/Phytoplankton" title="Phytoplankton">phytoplankton</a>, although it can tolerate a range of salinity and turbid water.<sup id="cite_ref-gsm_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gsm-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology_and_life_history">Ecology and life history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perna_viridis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ecology and life history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pviridisinsubstrate.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/Pviridisinsubstrate.PNG/200px-Pviridisinsubstrate.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/Pviridisinsubstrate.PNG/300px-Pviridisinsubstrate.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Pviridisinsubstrate.PNG 2x" data-file-width="368" data-file-height="272" /></a><figcaption> A group of <i>Perna viridis</i> attached on a rocky substrate</figcaption></figure> <p>The Asian green mussel has separate sexes and fertilizes externally. There are a very few functional <a href="/wiki/Hermaphrodite" title="Hermaphrodite">hermaphrodites</a> (<0.1%). The mussel's sexual development was shown to be affected by temperature.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spawning ordinarily occurs twice a year between early spring and late autumn; however, the mussels found in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> are known to spawn all year round.<sup id="cite_ref-nimpis_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nimpis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The zygote transforms to a larva 7–8 hours after fertilization. The larvae stay in the water column for 10–12 days before undergoing <a href="/wiki/Metamorphosis" title="Metamorphosis">metamorphosis</a> into a juvenile and settling onto a surface.<sup id="cite_ref-gsm_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gsm-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The juveniles become sexually mature when they are <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>15–30 millimetres (<span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>–<span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in) in length, a size reached within 2–3 months. Growth is influenced by the availability of food, temperature, water movement,<sup id="cite_ref-nimpis_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nimpis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the mussel's age, and <a href="/wiki/Fish_farming#Cage_system" title="Fish farming">caging</a>. Cage culturing can prevent entry of predators and barnacles increases marketability but slows down the mussel's growth rate.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (October 2020)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The adult can live to up 2–3 years. Due to its fast growth, it can outcompete other fouling organisms and cause changes in marine ecological relationships.<sup id="cite_ref-nimpis_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nimpis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This mussel is a <a href="/wiki/Filter_feeder" title="Filter feeder">filter feeder</a> that feeds on phytoplankton, <a href="/wiki/Zooplankton" title="Zooplankton">zooplankton</a> and suspended organic materials. They are eaten by fishes, <a href="/wiki/Crustaceans" class="mw-redirect" title="Crustaceans">crustaceans</a>, seastars, octopuses and humans.<sup id="cite_ref-nimpis_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nimpis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Importance_to_humans">Importance to humans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perna_viridis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Importance to humans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg/220px-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg/330px-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg/440px-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88_hoi_maeng_phu_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1952" /></a><figcaption>A worker in <a href="/wiki/Chonburi_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Chonburi Province">Chonburi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, cutting the beards and removing barnacles from Asian green mussels</figcaption></figure> <p><i>P. viridis</i> is harvested in the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pacific" title="Indo-Pacific">Indo-Pacific</a> region as a food source due to its fast growth. However, it can harbor deadly <a href="/wiki/Saxitoxin" title="Saxitoxin">Saxitoxin</a> produced by the <a href="/wiki/Dinoflagellate" title="Dinoflagellate">dinoflagellates</a> that it feeds upon.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It can also be used as a <a href="/wiki/Biomonitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Biomonitor">biomonitor</a> to indicate pollution caused by heavy metals, <a href="/wiki/Organochloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Organochloride">organochlorides</a> and petroleum products.<sup id="cite_ref-issg_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mussels that are in contaminated areas have <a href="/wiki/Labile" class="mw-redirect" title="Labile">labile</a> <a href="/wiki/Lysosome" title="Lysosome">lysosomal</a> membranes due to metal-induced stress.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This mussel is also notorious for clogging water pipes used by industrial complexes and fouling marine equipment. It has fouled the intake condenser tunnels of power plants in India and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> and navigational buoys in China where their biomass has grown to up to 72 kilograms per square metre (15 lb/sq ft).<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chlorination of pipes and using high velocity water was shown to decrease or remove <i>P. viridis</i> population.<sup id="cite_ref-issg_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the mussel excretes ammonia which reacts with the chlorine to form <a href="/wiki/Monochloramine" title="Monochloramine">monochloramine</a>, a weaker disinfectant than chlorine. Ammonia can also accelerate the corrosion of copper-based alloys found in the water pipes.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heat treatment is also being considered as an alternative to chlorination due to the safety and environmental concerns raised by the latter method.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an <a href="/wiki/Invasive_species" title="Invasive species">invasive species</a>, the mollusk is viewed as threat to oyster fisheries in several nations where it has been introduced. It might also displace native mussels by introducing harmful parasites and diseases.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The green mussel is edible and used widely in several Asian cuisines. In <a href="/wiki/Thai_cuisine" title="Thai cuisine">Thai cuisine</a>, it is popularly baked in a pot with basil and kaffir lime leaves with lemongrass stems, eaten with a spicy and sour dipping sauce, just like other <a href="/wiki/Seafood" title="Seafood">seafood</a> dishes.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perna_viridis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.70090">"Perna viridis (Asian green mussel)"</a>. 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class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Clam" title="Clam">Clams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_jackknife_clam" title="Atlantic jackknife clam">Atlantic jackknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_surf_clam" title="Atlantic surf clam">Atlantic surf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoduck" title="Geoduck">Geoduck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grooved_carpet_shell" title="Grooved carpet shell">Grooved carpet shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_clam" title="Hard clam">Hard clam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horse_clam" class="mw-redirect" title="Horse clam">Horse</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mactra_stultorum" title="Mactra stultorum">Mactra stultorum</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mya_truncata" title="Mya truncata">Blunt gaper</a></li> <li><a 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title="Oyster">Oysters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_oyster" title="Eastern oyster">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostrea_lurida" title="Ostrea lurida">Olympia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostrea_angasi" title="Ostrea angasi">Southern mud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostrea_edulis" title="Ostrea edulis">Colchester native</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_oyster" title="Pacific oyster">Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_oyster" title="Portuguese oyster">Portuguese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windowpane_oyster" title="Windowpane oyster">Windowpane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_oyster" title="Rock oyster">Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_rock_oyster" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydney rock oyster">Sydney rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiostrea_chilensis" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiostrea chilensis"><i>Ostra chilena</i>/Bluff</a></li> 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ferruginea">Ribbed Mediterranean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patella_rustica" title="Patella rustica">Rustic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Littorinidae" title="Littorinidae">Periwinkles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Common_periwinkle" title="Common periwinkle">Common</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrolittorina_antipodum" title="Austrolittorina antipodum">Banded</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Littorina_sitkana" title="Littorina sitkana">Littorina sitkana</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Whelk" title="Whelk">Whelks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Busycotypus_canaliculatus" title="Busycotypus canaliculatus">Channeled</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buccinum_undatum" title="Buccinum undatum">Common</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelletia_kelletii" title="Kelletia kelletii">Kellet's</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kelletia_lischkei" title="Kelletia lischkei">Kelletia lischkei</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knobbed_whelk" title="Knobbed whelk">Knobbed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulguropsis_spirata" title="Fulguropsis spirata">Pear whelk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinistrofulgur_perversum" title="Sinistrofulgur perversum">Lightning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Snail" title="Snail">Other snails</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sea_snail" title="Sea snail">Sea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amphibola_crenata" title="Amphibola crenata">Mud-flat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullacta_exarata" title="Bullacta exarata">Korean mud</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chorus_giganteus" title="Chorus giganteus">Chorus giganteus</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melo_melo" title="Melo melo">Bailer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Land_snail" title="Land snail">Land</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Cornu_aspersum" title="Cornu aspersum">Cornu aspersum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helix_lucorum" title="Helix lucorum">Helix lucorum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helix_pomatia" title="Helix pomatia">Helix pomatia</a></i></li></ul> 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