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.

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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.

Source: Wikipedia "Sea silk" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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