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A test for mucus removal in the chiton Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) (Polyplacophora: Chitonida: Ischnochitonidae) [PDF]
Several methods have been proposed to ‘clean’ the soft tissues of molluscs of mucus, so that the surface cilia can be examined microscopically. We report the first empirical test of the effectiveness of methods for removing mucus in the pallial cavity surface of chitons.
Brennan, Gerard P. +3 more
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Genus Lepidochitona Gray, 1821 Type species. Chiton marginatus Pennant, 1777 (= Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767), by monotypy. Genus distribution. Mediterranean Sea, northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and adjacent western Atlantic Ocean, Pacific coast near Central America, south Atlantic and Indian Oceans near South Africa and northwestern ...
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Macrofauna associated with temporary Sabellaria alveolata reefs on the west coast of Cotentin (France). [PDF]
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A new shallow-water species Lepidochitona cubensis sp. nov. collected in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba in sea grass Thalassia testudinum is described. This chiton is closest to the species L. bullocki with which it forms a separate group within the genus, differing from other species of the genus by the presence of small square grooves on tegmentum of ...
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Lepidochitona beanii (Carpenter, 1857) (Figures 3B, 8I–O) Lepidopleurus beanii Carpenter, 1857: 209–229. Chresonymy and synonymy in Ferreira (1982). Type material. Lectotype, designated by Keen (1968), Carpenter´s Mazatlán collection, LACM tablet 905. Type locality. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. Material examined. Ten specimens, BL 4.7–8.
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Lepidochitona corteziana Clark 2000
Published as part of Reyes-Gómez, Adriana, Vargas-Ponce, Ofelia, Galván-Villa, Cristian, Salgado-Barragán, José, Esqueda-González, Ma. Del Carmen & Ríos-Jara, Eduardo, 2023, Inventory of chiton species (Polyplacophora) from the rocky intertidal of the Northern Gulf of California, with an illustrated taxonomic key, pp.
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Lepidochitona salvadorensis Garcia-Rios 2006
Lepidochitona salvadorensis García-Ríos, 2006 Figures 2P, 14I–L, 15A–H Distribution. From Bahía Navachiste, Sinaloa, México to Los Cobanos and Playa La Unión, El Salvador (ReyesGómez 2016). Type specimens. Holotype ZSM Moll 20040210 (García-Ríos 2006). Type Locality. Los Cobanos, Sonsonate, El Salvador. Material examined.
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Rocky shore biotic assemblages of the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean) : a conservation perspective [PDF]
Limestone rocky shores constitute ca 90.5% of the 272km coastline of the Maltese islands. Only some 40% of this rocky coastline is gently sloping and easily accessible.
Deidun, Alan +3 more
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The sensorial function of the girdle of the Polyplacophora [PDF]
The sensorial function of the girdle of the Polyplacophora Carmen Salas1, Antonio G. Checa2,3, Michael J. Vendrasco2 1Depto. Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain; 2Departamento de Estratigrafía y ...
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