Sea silk
Sea silk is an extremely rare fabric that is made from the long silky filaments, or byssus, secreted by a gland in the foot of pen shells (in particular Pinna nobilis). The byssus is used by the mussel to attach itself to the sea bed.
Sea silk is an extremely rare fabric that is made from the long silky filaments, or byssus, secreted by a gland in the foot of pen shells (in particular Pinna nobilis). The byssus is used by the mussel to attach itself to the sea bed.
Sea silk is an extremely rare fabric that is made from the long silky filaments, or byssus, secreted by a gland in the foot of pen shells (in particular Pinna nobilis). The byssus is used by the mussel to attach itself to the sea bed.
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