Leptochiton kerguelensis Chiton

Leptochiton kerguelensisis commonly referred to as Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

Leptochiton kerguelensis, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

Courtesy of the author Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

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AphiaID:: 385808

Scientific:: Leptochiton kerguelensis
German:: Käferschnecke
English:: Chiton

Category:: Chitons

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Leptochitonidae (Family) > Leptochiton (Genus) > kerguelensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Haddon, 1886

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Chile, Kerguelen Islands, South Atlantic, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 2,5 - 2044 Meter
Size:: 0,8 cm
Temperature:: °F - 50 °F (°C - 10°C)
Food:: Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Aquatic plant, Detritus, Protozoa
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Leptochiton aequispinus
Leptochiton alascensis
Leptochiton albemarlensis
Leptochiton algesirensis
Leptochiton alveolus
Leptochiton americanus
Leptochiton amsterdamensis
Leptochiton angustidens
Leptochiton antarcticus
Leptochiton arcticus
Leptochiton asellus
Leptochiton assimilis
Leptochiton ater
Leptochiton badius
Leptochiton batialis
Leptochiton bednalli
Leptochiton bedullii
Leptochiton belknapi
Leptochiton benthedi
Leptochiton bergenhayni
Leptochiton binghami
Leptochiton boettgeri
Leptochiton boucheti
Leptochiton cancellatus
Leptochiton cancelloides
Leptochiton chariessa
Leptochiton cimicoides
Leptochiton collusor
Leptochiton columnarius
Leptochiton compostellanum
Leptochiton consimilis
Leptochiton darioi
Leptochiton deecresswellae
Leptochiton deforgesi
Leptochiton denhartogi
Leptochiton dispersus
Leptochiton dykei
Leptochiton fairchildi
Leptochiton ferreirai
Leptochiton fijiensis
Leptochiton finlayi
Leptochiton foresti
Leptochiton fuliginatus
Leptochiton gascognensis
Leptochiton geronensis
Leptochiton gloriosus
Leptochiton habei
Leptochiton hakodatensis
Leptochiton helianthus
Leptochiton hirasei
Leptochiton hiriensis
Leptochiton ibanezi
Leptochiton incongruus
Leptochiton inquinatus
Käferschnecke
Leptochiton intermedius
Leptochiton japonicus
Leptochiton juvenis
Leptochiton kaasi
Leptochiton kantori
Leptochiton kerguelensis
Käferschnecke
Leptochiton kurnilatus
Leptochiton lascrusesi
Leptochiton latidens
Leptochiton laurae
Leptochiton leloupi
Leptochiton linseae
Leptochiton liratellus
Leptochiton liratus
Leptochiton longibranchiae
Leptochiton longisetosus
Leptochiton longispinus
Leptochiton lukini
Leptochiton macleani
Leptochiton matthewsianus
Leptochiton medinae
Leptochiton meiringae
Leptochiton micropustulosus
Leptochiton muelleri
Leptochiton mutschkeae
Leptochiton neocaledonicus
Leptochiton nexus
Leptochiton nierstraszi
Leptochiton norfolcensis
Leptochiton odhneri
Leptochiton okamurai
Leptochiton otagoensis
Leptochiton pepezamorai
Leptochiton pergranatus
Leptochiton permodestus
Leptochiton perscitus
Leptochiton peruvianus
Leptochiton pseudogloriosus
Leptochiton quitoensis
Leptochiton rarinota
Leptochiton rissoi
Leptochiton rogeri
Leptochiton rugatus
Zwerg-Käferschnecke
Leptochiton saitoi
Leptochiton samadiae
Leptochiton sanmatiensis
Leptochiton sarsi
Leptochiton scabridus
Leptochiton schwabei
Leptochiton seishinmaruae
Leptochiton sigwartae
Leptochiton smirnovi
Leptochiton sperandus
Leptochiton subantarcticus
Leptochiton surugensis
Leptochiton sykesi
Leptochiton tenuidontus
Leptochiton tenuis
Leptochiton thalattius
Leptochiton thandari
Leptochiton torishimensis
Leptochiton troncosoi
Leptochiton vanbellei
Leptochiton vanuatuensis
Leptochiton vaubani
Leptochiton vietnamensis
Leptochiton vitjazae
Leptochiton xanthus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-12-07 17:32:10
Last edit:: 2020-12-07 17:39:30

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Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886

This cold water chiton is a algae grazer.

Synonymised names:
Lepidopleurus kerguelensis (Haddon, 1886)
Leptochiton papenstecheri Pfeffer, 1886
Terenochiton kerguelensis (Haddon, 1886)

External links

WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 07.12.2020.

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Leptochiton kerguelensis, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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