OYSTER MUSSEL FACTS
* Oyster Mussels are listed as an endangared species. Oysters are protected by an Act of Parliament
* Oyster Mussels have a three chambered heart, colourless blood and a pair of kidneys.
* Oyster Mussels area luxury item and the general population lost its taste because of this occurance.
* It can take Oyster Mussels up to three years to fully grow.
* Oyster Mussel's scientific name is Epioblasma capsaeformis.
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* Oyster Mussels have a three chambered heart, colourless blood and a pair of kidneys.
* Oyster Mussels area luxury item and the general population lost its taste because of this occurance.
* It can take Oyster Mussels up to three years to fully grow.
* Oyster Mussel's scientific name is Epioblasma capsaeformis.
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Digestive SYSTEM
* .The organs that are associated with food intake of an Oyster Mussel's digestion and elimination are: the mouth, esophagus, stomach, crystalline style sac, digestive diverticula, midgut, and rectum. Bivalves intake small food particles from their gills. Extracellular digestion happens in the stomach. Then, the intracellular particles move to the diverticula where the food is further digested. the excess particles are then passed through the excretory system.