Hawaiian Mussel

Brachidontes crebristriatus, also known as the Hawaiian mussel, nahawele liʻiliʻi or kio-nawahele, is a bivalve known only from Hawaiʻi.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Hawaiian Mussel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Brachidontes pharaonis
• Mytilaster lineatus
• Brachidontes ustulatus
• Brachidontes rodriguezii
• Xenostrobus securis
• Mytella strigata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Mytilida

Family

Mytilidae

Genus

Brachidontes

Species

Brachidontes crebristriatus

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