Ryan HodnettJul 22, 2025

Chiton

#Chiton #CCBYSA #MarineLife #Sealife #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #Chitons #Mollusc #Molluscs #Mollusca #Animals #Animal #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Show threadHeliographNov 9, 2024
@alcootatooter oh wow I had no idea about #chiton #chitons 😯 thanks for showing me!!
ScienceActuallyAug 6, 2024

Chitons have more iron in their circulatory fluid (hemolymph) than any other animal studied to date.

#science #sciencefacts #chiton #chitons #iron #circulatoryfluid #hemolymph

Matt WillemsenMar 17, 2024
Researchers Solve Mystery of The Sea Creature That Evolved Eyes All Over Its Shell
https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-solve-mystery-of-the-sea-creature-that-evolved-eyes-all-over-its-shell #biology #sight #chitons #eyes #aragonite #VisuaSystems
Researchers Solve Mystery of The Sea Creature That Evolved Eyes All Over Its Shell

Small, shelled, and unassuming, chitons have eyes unlike any other creature in the animal kingdom.

ScienceAlert
Sarah Is Doing Fine!Apr 7, 2023
Did you know? #chitons
Plazi SpeciesJan 19, 2023

#NewSpecies
New chiton from the Indian Ocean just released:

Lepidochitona africana

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D42C60-FFED-DC7C-FF7D-0A5D5451261A
Original paper: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.4
#Zootaxa

#FAIRdata #Nature #Biodiversity #conservation #Chitons #Ocean

Lepidochitona africana Sirenko 2023, n. sp. - Plazi TreatmentBank