New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5566 Blue mussel, or toretore (Mytilus galloprovincialis) detail of byssus threads. Very common in parts of South Island, less common in the North. Otago Harbour *

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DSC_5566 Blue mussel, or toretore (Mytilus galloprovincialis) detail of byssus threads. Very common in parts of South Island, less common in the North. Otago Harbour *

DSC 5566 Blue mussel toretore Mytilus galloprovincialis detail byssus threads Otago Harbour