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Perna canaliculus (New Zealand mussel)

Synonyms: Mytilus canaliculatus; Mytilus canaliculus (heterotypic); Mytilus latus (heterotypic); Mytilus tasmanicus

Wikipedia Abstract

The New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) — 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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0