New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4350 Nesting mussel, or kuku mau toka (Musculus impactus) clean shell. Found under stones at low tide throughout New Zealand, though typically the byssal threads of this species form a dense mat, which completely hide the animal. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_4350 Nesting mussel, or kuku mau toka (Musculus impactus) clean shell. Found under stones at low tide throughout New Zealand, though typically the byssal threads of this species form a dense mat, which completely hide the animal. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *

DSC 4350 Nesting banded mussel kuku mau toka Musculus impactus Modiolarca impacta Harrington Point Otago Harbour