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Tonicella venusta
(Lovely Chiton)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2277)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Lowest intertidal and subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 27, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2277
Notes
Despite just being named in 1999, the Lovely Chiton is quite common. It is likely it is overlooked as being a juvenile of other Tonicella species. This is the smallest of the Tonicella found in the PNW, usually under 2 cm in length. The white-spotted girdle is similar to Boreochiton boreas (formerly Tonicella rubra) but the distinct white and pink lines on the Lovely chiton help identify it. These are found from the Gulf of Alaska to southern California. Photo taken with Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.
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