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Katharina tunicata Black Katy Chiton

Katharina tunicata is commonly referred to as Black Katy Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Black Katy Chiton, Katharina tunicata.Trinidad, California.July 2016


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lexID:
10287 
AphiaID:
386338 
Scientific:
Katharina tunicata 
German:
Käferschnecke, Black Katy 
English:
Black Katy Chiton 
Category:
Keverslakken 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Katharina (Genus) > tunicata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Wood, ), 1815 
Occurrence:
Russland, Gulf of California, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 73 Meter 
Size:
2.36" - 4.72" (6,3cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
44.6 °F - 50 °F (7°C - 10°C) 
Food:
Barnacles, Bryozoans (sea mats), Carrion, Sea squirts, Sponges, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-12-30 13:45:25 

Info

Katharina tunicata (Wood, 1815)

Katharina tunicata is a medium sized chiton. Its black girdle almost completely covers the eight whitish plates.Down the dorsum a diamond shaped pattern. The plates are sometimes overgrown with algae.Like most chitons, K. tunicata is oval shaped, but when removed from the rock it will ball up. The underside of Black Katy Chiton is peach in colour.The foot is surrounded by mantle and is usually darker orange,dull orange oder yellow.

Similar species: no

Synonym:
Chiton tunicatus

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonina (Suborder) > Mopalioidea (Superfamily) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Katharininae (Subfamily) > Katharina (Genus) > Katharina tunicata (Species)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. seanet.stanfort.edu (en). Abgerufen am 06.08.2022.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Black Leather Chiton (Katharina tunicata),Near Bodega Bay, California 2009
Black Katy Chiton.Trinidad, California.June 2014
Black Katy Chiton, Katharina tunicata.Trinidad, California.July 2016
Katharina tunicata,Black Katy Chiton , Patrick's Point 2015

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