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New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel

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Perna canaliculus, the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, also known as the New Zealand mussel, greenshell mussel, kuku or kutai, is a bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It has significant economic importance as a cultivated species in New Zealand.

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