New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9103 Little black mussels, or hauea (Xenostrobus neozelanicus) detail of individual mussel. Most visible at mid tide where it forms dense mats on semi protected, to exposed rocky shores. Muriwai Beach

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DSC_9103 Little black mussels, or hauea (Xenostrobus neozelanicus) detail of individual mussel. Most visible at mid tide where it forms dense mats on semi protected, to exposed rocky shores. Muriwai Beach

flea mussel DSC 9103 Little black mussel Xenostrobus neozelanicus Limnoperna pulex individual rocky shore Muriwai Beach