Green Lipped Mussels
Classification
Green- lipped mussels are shellfish and belong to the bivalves family.
There are 200 left and they live lower down on shore.
Description
This mussels can grow up to 20 cm long and have a shell for protection. Baby mussels can growth 10-30mm long and cling onto rocks. It's the largest mussel and it grows on rocks.
Location
This shellfish lives in New Zealand and London . They live lower down on shoreline and burrow into the sand. They also can be found at Ninety Mile beach and Golden Bay.
Dynamics
They feed on plankton and zaenon and are filter feeders.Green liped mussels clamp together on rocks and draws water through incurrent siphon. They attach themselves to rocks so they don't get washed off. Their predators are humans , Sea-stars and birds.
Life cycle
Green lipped mussels start life as a early lava and then turns into developing lava and grows a bivalves shall.
Conclusion
They are the most common mussel eaten by New Zealanders.
By Nic
Great writing Nic! I learnt alot about Green Lipped Mussels and didn't realise they eat by using a siphon. That is cool!
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Great writing Nic! I learnt alot about Green Lipped Mussels and didn't realise they eat by using a siphon. That is cool!
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