New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9084 Little black mussels, or hauea (Xenostrobus neozelanicus) detail of colony. Most visible at mid tide where it forms dense mats on semi protected, to exposed rocky shores. Muriwai Beach *

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DSC_9084 Little black mussels, or hauea (Xenostrobus neozelanicus) detail of colony. Most visible at mid tide where it forms dense mats on semi protected, to exposed rocky shores. Muriwai Beach *

flea mussel DSC 9084 Little black mussel Xenostrobus neozelanicus Limnoperna pulex colony dense mats rocky shore Muriwai Beach