Mytilus trossulus species of mussel lives in freshwater does this still mean that the water has a higher salt concentration than the mussels' body fluids?
Mytilus trossulus species of mussel lives in freshwater does this still mean that the water has a higher salt concentration than the mussels' body fluids?
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Mytilus trossulus is a species of mussel that is commonly found in both freshwater and marine environments. It is a widely distributed species that is found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, ranging from California to Alaska. In freshwater habitats, it is usually found in estuaries and the lower reaches of rivers.
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So if Mytilus trossulus is a freshwater mussel does that mean that it
is isomatic, or that it has a higher salt concentration inside the mussel or does it have a higher salt concentration outside the mussel?
Also if you said above that it is NOT isomatifc that how does the mussel Mytilus trossulus to regulate the salt balance