Eric took this beautiful photo of a Veiled Chiton (Placiphorella velata) found with his class today (11 August 2021):
I love the pink and white striping...the color matches the crustose coralline algae growing on the rock. And note that the chiton's plates are festooned with small tubeworms (white or gray calcareous tubes with bright orange tentacles).
For more information about this carnivorous (!) chiton, check out this earlier post from 21 August 2012.
P.S. Thanks for sharing, Eric and summer students!
2 comments:
Wow, it looks like it's all dressed up for a party. What a beautiful animal!
Simply gorgeous! Who woulda thought it's a predator hiding in the coralline algae?
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