Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Acanthochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Shell typically cream white and light bluish green, with longitudinal or concentrically arranged brown or reddish streaks, splotches, or zigzag markings. Jugum often with white and greenish brown longitudinal streaks. Girdle tan to brown, often with patches extending from tufts of spicules to valves. Valves relatively flat, slightly rounded. Anterior valve with slightly convex slope, and is covered with closely packed pustules radiating from the apex.
Found on rock pools (Ref. 124789). On exposed rocks covered by Sargassum. Also found among coralline algae at the low water mark (Ref. 128661).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults.
Taylor, J.D. and B. Morton 1996 The diets of predatory gastropods in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong. Asian Marine Biology 13:141-166. (Ref. 84538)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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