Perna canaliculus New Zealand green-lipped mussel,

Perna canaliculus is commonly referred to as New Zealand green-lipped mussel,. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Perna canaliculus, Öow Tide. Cornwallis, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 14460
AphiaID:: 397169

Scientific:: Perna canaliculus
German:: Neuseeland-Grünschalmuschel, Grünlipp-Muschel, Grünschalmuschel
English:: New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel,

Category:: Muslinger

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytilidae (Family) > Perna (Genus) > canaliculus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 6.69" (10cm - 17cm)
Temperature:: 41 °F - 80.6 °F (5°C - 27°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Easy to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-02-03 13:29:57
Last edit:: 2022-02-03 13:34:58

Captive breeding / propagation

Perna canaliculus is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Perna canaliculus, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)

Perna canaliculus, 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). This mussel has economic importance as a cultivated species in New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Mytilus canaliculatus Gray, 1843
Mytilus canaliculus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Mytilus latus Dillwyn, 1817
Mytilus latus Chemnitz, 1785 (unavailable name, published in a work rejected y ICZN Direction 1; available from Dillwyn, 1817)
Mytilus tasmanicus Tenison Woods, 1876

External links

Forecasting mussel settlement using historical data and boosted regression trees (en). Abgerufen am 03.02.2022.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 03.02.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 03.02.2022.

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Perna canaliculus, Southland, New Zeland 2022

Perna canaliculus, Öow Tide. Cornwallis, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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