Species Detail - Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Mytilus edulis
Blue Mussel
NHMSYS0020975310 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
myedu
Linnaeus, 1758
Mollusc
Species
1005
221
64
08/08/1982
28/02/2025
1 January (recorded in 2013)
30 December (recorded in 2019)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis), accessed 28 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/277911>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)