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Mopalia Recurvans
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Lignosa
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Lionotus
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Spectabilis
''Mopalia spectabilis'', commonly known as the red-flecked mopalia, is a species of chiton. Size and description ''Mopalia spectabilis'' is a chiton that has a central area of plates 2-7 pitted in longitudinal rows. The girdle commonly banded light orange and brown. This species nearly always exhibits bright turquoise zigzag markings. The girdle bears prominent hairs that are plumed and are said to look like small “bottle brushes”.Baldwin, A. (2007). Illustrated Keys to the chitons (Polyplacophora). Accessed from: http://www.wallawalla.edu/academics/departments/biology/rosario/inverts/Mollusca/Polyplacophora/Baldwin_Polyplacophora_Key_Sept_2007.pdf Kozloff, Eugene N. (1987). ''Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest''. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. 511 pp. Similar species ''Tonicella lineata'' and ''Tonicella undocaerulea'' both have wavey bright blue lines on valves, however both ''Tonicella'' species have hairless girdles that are red or pink, often wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mopalia Sinuata
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Recurvans
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Porifera
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Phorminx
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Muscosa
''Mopalia muscosa'', the mossy chiton, is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran, an eight-plated marine mollusk. It is a northeastern Pacific species which occurs from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California Mexico. This species is found in the middle and lower intertidal zone on exposed rocky shores. ''Mopalia muscosa'' can be in length. Mossy chitons are often covered by algae, barnacles, and limpets. The chiton's girdle is covered with coarse hair-like bristles or "setae".The visible exterior of the chiton's eight shell plates are typically a drab brown or grey-green, however on the underside the shell plates have a vibrant turquoise blue color. Some mossy chitons are biofluorescent mainly around the girdle and may show a bright glowing green color under ultra-violet or blue light. Mossy chitons typically move about at night or when covered by a high tide in order to graze on the red and green algae of which their diet consists. Young chitons have a planktonic stage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mopalia Lowei
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Mopalia Laevior
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
Chiton
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle. Habitat Chitons live worldwide, from cold waters through to the tropics. They live on hard surfaces, such as on or under rocks, or in rock crevices. Some species live quite hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mopalia Imporcata
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mopalia acuta'' *'' Mopalia ciliata'' *'''' *'''' *'' |
