New Zealand Seashore

DSC_1963 Little black mussels, or hauea (Xenostrobus neozelanicus) most visible at mid tide where it forms dense mats on semi protected, to exposed rocky shores. Otago Peninsula *

flea musselDSC_1963Little black musselXenostrobusneozelanicusLimnopernapulexdense matsrocky shoreOtago Peninsula