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 *

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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 mussel DSC_1963 Little black mussel Xenostrobus neozelanicus Limnoperna pulex dense mats rocky shore Otago Peninsula