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Perna canaliculus, [a] the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, also known as the New Zealand mussel, the greenshell mussel, kuku, and kutai, is a bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae (the true mussels). P. canaliculus has economic importance as a cultivated species in New Zealand.
Echyridella menziesii, the New Zealand freshwater mussel, also known by its Māori names kākahi, kāeo, and torewai, [citation needed] is a species of freshwater mussel endemic to New Zealand. E. menziesii is an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae , the river mussels.
A systematic and descriptive catalogue of the marine and land shells, and of the soft mollusks and Polyzoa of New Zealand and the adjacent islands. Henry Suter. 1913. Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca Wellington. Powell A. W. B. 1979. New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
The mussel has become an invasive species in California, the Mediterranean, Australia, and New Zealand. [3] It was introduced to the Western coast of the United States sometime in the early 20th century with shipments of Japanese oysters. In 1983, large specimens of the species were collected in the Swan River estuary in Western Australia.
The hard exoskeleton and flattened body shape of the male New Zealand pea crab helps with this endeavour. New Zealand pea crabs are completely reliant on their host for food, shelter and a place to mate. [1] The New Zealand pea crab collects food by sitting on the gills of the green-lipped mussel and stealing food strands from the mussel. [4]
Pāua aquaculture is a growing industry in New Zealand. The industry was started in New Zealand in the 1980s, and to date there are 14 pāua farms operating throughout New Zealand, from Whangārei to Stewart Island. The first farms consisted of small-scale backyard and shed farms in which techniques and processes that grew good-quality pāua ...
Perna viridis, known as the Asian green mussel, is an economically important mussel, a bivalve belonging to the family Mytilidae, or the "true mussels". It is harvested for food but is also known to harbor toxins [ citation needed ] and cause damage to submerged structures such as drainage pipes.
Toheroa beds were resources that sometimes led to wars, and the shellfish was translocated across New Zealand using pōhā (kelp bags) made from southern bull kelp (Durvillaea poha). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The toheroa has long been a popular seafood, often made into a greenish soup. [ 5 ]