DOCSLIB.ORG

Polyplacophora : Mollusca) in Port Phillip

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Polyplacophora : Mollusca) in Port Phillip Patullo, B. (2012) List of chitons (Polyplacophora : Mollusca) in Port Phillip. Museum Victoria, Melbourne. This list is based on Museum Victoria collection records and knowledge of local experts. It includes all species in Port Phillip and nearby waters that are known to these sources. Number of species listed: 32. Species (Author) Higher Classification Acanthochitona bednalli (Pilsbry, 1894) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Acanthochitona gatliffi (Ashby, 1919) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Acanthochitona granostriata (Pilsbry, 1894) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Acanthochitona kimberi (Torr, 1912) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Acanthochitona pilsbryi (Sykes, 1896) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1894) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Bassethullia glypta (Sykes, 1896) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Bassethullia matthewsi (Bednall & Pilsbry, 1894) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Callistochiton antiquus (Reeve, 1847) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Craspedochiton variabilis (Adams & Angas, 1864) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Cryptoplax iredalei Ashby, 1923 Cryptoplacidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Cryptoplax striata (Lamarck, 1819) Cryptoplacidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton australis (Sowerby, 1840) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton cariosus Carpenter, 1892 Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton elongatus (Blainville, 1825) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton falcatus Hull, 1912 Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton lineolatus (Blainville, 1825) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton purus Sykes, 1896 Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton torri Iredale & May, 1916 Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton variegatus (Adams & Angas, 1864) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton versicolor (Sowerby, 1840) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton virgatus (Reeve, 1847) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Ischnochiton wilsoni Sykes, 1896 Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Leptoplax verconis (Torr & Ashby, 1898) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Leptoplax wilsoni (Sykes, 1896) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Notoplax rubrostrata (Torr, 1912) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Notoplax speciosa (Adams, 1861) Acanthochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Plaxiphora albida (Blainville, 1825) Mopaliidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Developed for the Port Phillip Bay Taxonomic Toolkit, www.portphillipmarinelife.net.au Page 1 Rhyssoplax diaphora Iredale & May, 1916 Chitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Rhyssoplax tricostalis (Pilsbry, 1894) Chitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Stenochiton cymodocealis Ashby, 1918 Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Subterenochiton gabrieli (Hull, 1912) Ischnochitonidae : Neoloricata : Polyplacophora : Mollusca Developed for the Port Phillip Bay Taxonomic Toolkit, www.portphillipmarinelife.net.au Page 2 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • BULLETIN (Mailed to Financial Members of the Society Within Victoria) Price 50¢ EDITOR Val Cram
    THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA Inc. VICTORIAN BRANCH BULLETIN (Mailed to financial members of the Society within Victoria) Price 50¢ EDITOR Val Cram. Tel. No. 9792 9163 ADDRESS: 6 Southdean Street, Dandenong, Vic. 3175 Conus marmoreus Linne EMAIL: [email protected] VIC. BR. BULL. NO. 269 JUNE/JULY 2013 NOTICE OF MEETING The next meeting of the Branch will be held on the 17th June at the Melbourne Camera Club Building, cnr. Dorcas & Ferrars Sts South Melbourne at 8pm. This will be a Member’s night. Raffles & Supper as usual. There will be no meeting in July. A Bulletin will be issued prior to the August meeting which will be held on the 19th. At the April meeting we welcomed Caitlin Woods, PR Officer for the Malacological Society of Australasia. We discussed with her our role in the society and she offered any assistance she could to promote our branch to further the study of molluscs in Victoria. Jack Austin advises, with considerable regret, that he must dispose of his shell collection as his intended successor-grandson has opted for a volunteer career overseas and will not have a house in Australia for some years. Jack is a part-sponsor of this venture and will sell-off what he can of the collection to raise funds for his grandson. The collection is fairly extensive world-wide, about 7,000 lots, emphasising GBR, SE Australia, NT, Pacific lslands. All lots are registered - lists of families or places can be supplied. Contact details" 11 Station St., Hastings, Vic. (03) 59797242 Secretary/Treasurer Michael Lyons Tel.
    [Show full text]
  • (Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae) and Its Phylogenetic Affinities
    Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5 (2): 123–132 Issued 25 May 2007 doi:10.1017/S1477201906001982 Printed in the United Kingdom C The Natural History Museum First record of a chiton from the Palaeocene of Denmark (Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae) and its phylogenetic affinities Julia D. Sigwart National Museum of Ireland, Natural History Division, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland & School of Biology and Biochemistry, Queens University Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK Søren Bo Andersen Department of Earth Sciences, Aarhus University, DK – 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Kai Ingemann Schnetler Fuglebakken 14, Stevnstrup, DK – 8870 Lang˚a, Denmark SYNOPSIS A new species of fossil polyplacophoran from the Danian (Lower Palaeocene) of Denmark is described from over 450 individual disarticulated plates. The polyplacophorans originate from the ‘nose-chalk’ in the classical Danish locality of Fakse Quarry, an unconsolidated coral limestone in whicharagoniticmolluscshellsarepreserved throughtransformation intocalcite.In platearchitecture and sculpture, the new Danish material is similar to Recent Leptochiton spp., but differs in its underdeveloped apophyses and high dorsal elevation (height/width ca. 0.54). Cladistic analysis of 55 original shell characters coded for more than 100 Recent and fossil species in the order Lepidopleurida shows very high resolution of interspecific relationships, but does not consistently recover traditional genera or subgenera. Inter-relationships within the suborder Lepidopleurina are of particular interest as it is often considered the most ‘basal’ neoloricate lineage. In a local context, the presence of chitons in the faunal assemblage of Fakse contributes evidence of shallow depositional depth for at least some elements of this Palaeocene seabed, a well-studied formation of azooxanthellic coral limestones.
    [Show full text]
  • E Urban Sanctuary Algae and Marine Invertebrates of Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
    !e Urban Sanctuary Algae and Marine Invertebrates of Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary Jessica Reeves & John Buckeridge Published by: Greypath Productions Marine Care Ricketts Point PO Box 7356, Beaumaris 3193 Copyright © 2012 Marine Care Ricketts Point !is work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission of the publisher. Photographs remain copyright of the individual photographers listed. ISBN 978-0-9804483-5-1 Designed and typeset by Anthony Bright Edited by Alison Vaughan Printed by Hawker Brownlow Education Cheltenham, Victoria Cover photo: Rocky reef habitat at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary, David Reinhard Contents Introduction v Visiting the Sanctuary vii How to use this book viii Warning viii Habitat ix Depth x Distribution x Abundance xi Reference xi A note on nomenclature xii Acknowledgements xii Species descriptions 1 Algal key 116 Marine invertebrate key 116 Glossary 118 Further reading 120 Index 122 iii Figure 1: Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary. !e intertidal zone rocky shore platform dominated by the brown alga Hormosira banksii. Photograph: John Buckeridge. iv Introduction Most Australians live near the sea – it is part of our national psyche. We exercise in it, explore it, relax by it, "sh in it – some even paint it – but most of us simply enjoy its changing modes and its fascinating beauty. Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary comprises 115 hectares of protected marine environment, located o# Beaumaris in Melbourne’s southeast ("gs 1–2). !e sanctuary includes the coastal waters from Table Rock Point to Quiet Corner, from the high tide mark to approximately 400 metres o#shore.
    [Show full text]
  • Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) Known from Benthic Monitoring Programs in the Southern California Bight
    ISSN 0738-9388 THE FESTIVUS A publication of the San Diego Shell Club Volume XLI Special Issue June 11, 2009 Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) Known from Benthic Monitoring Programs in the Southern California Bight Timothy D. Stebbins and Douglas J. Eernisse COVER PHOTO Live specimen of Lepidozona sp. C occurring on a piece of metal debris collected off San Diego, southern California at a depth of 90 m. Photo provided courtesy of R. Rowe. Vol. XLI(6): 2009 THE FESTIVUS Page 53 CHITONS (MOLLUSCA: POLYPLACOPHORA) KNOWN FROM BENTHIC MONITORING PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT TIMOTHY D. STEBBINS 1,* and DOUGLAS J. EERNISSE 2 1 City of San Diego Marine Biology Laboratory, Metropolitan Wastewater Department, San Diego, CA, USA 2 Department of Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA Abstract: About 36 species of chitons possibly occur at depths greater than 30 m along the continental shelf and slope of the Southern California Bight (SCB), although little is known about their distribution or ecology. Nineteen species are reported here based on chitons collected as part of long-term, local benthic monitoring programs or less frequent region-wide surveys of the entire SCB, and these show little overlap with species that occur at depths typically encountered by scuba divers. Most chitons were collected between 30-305 m depths, although records are included for a few from slightly shallower waters. Of the two extant chiton lineages, Lepidopleurida is represented by Leptochitonidae (2 genera, 3 species), while Chitonida is represented by Ischnochitonidae (2 genera, 6-9 species) and Mopaliidae (4 genera, 7 species).
    [Show full text]
  • Molluscs of the Intertidal Zone
    Molluscs of the intertidal zone- Hanging on for dear life … Madeline Ovens … Line drawings courtesy of Parks Victoria Next time you visit a rock platform along the Victorian coast, spare a thought for those creatures doing it tough in this testing environment. Imagine living and surviving in a place that is subjected to two droughts and two floods, daily! Such is the life of a myriad of plants and animals that call the intertidal zone ‘home’. One such group of animals, the Molluscs, are well adapted to this lifestyle, and as a result are commonly found on the rocky shores and reefs of Victoria. Over 120,000 species of mollusc are known to inhabit the waters surrounding Australia, but here are some you are likely to come across in our local area. Chiton class Polyplacophora Chitons are a fascinating animals that resembles the common slater, although they are more closely related to a garden snail. Fossil records place their origins at over 400 million years ago. They can be found hiding in crevices and under rocks in the mid-lower intertidal zone. Chitons are more active after dusk than during the day, and will move quickly to evade light, if exposed by an upturned rock. Size varies from that of your fingernail to that of your palm, and colour can differ between individuals. However, all are distinguished by armour of eight overlapping plates covering their body, allowing increased flexibility. Individual plates can be found washed into rock pools among the shells and sand. Common species include Green/ Southern Chiton Ischnochiton australis and Giant Chiton Plaxiphora albida.
    [Show full text]
  • Liolophura Species Discrimination with Geographical Distribution Patterns and Their Divergence and Expansion History on the Nort
    www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Liolophura species discrimination with geographical distribution patterns and their divergence and expansion history on the northwestern Pacifc coast Eun Hwa Choi1,2,5, Mi Yeong Yeo1,5, Gyeongmin Kim1,3,5, Bia Park1,2,5, Cho Rong Shin1, Su Youn Baek1,2 & Ui Wook Hwang1,2,3,4* The chiton Liolophura japonica (Lischke 1873) is distributed in intertidal areas of the northwestern Pacifc. Using COI and 16S rRNA, we found three genetic lineages, suggesting separation into three diferent species. Population genetic analyses, the two distinct COI barcoding gaps albeit one barcoding gap in the 16S rRNA, and phylogenetic relationships with a congeneric species supported this fnding. We described L. koreana, sp. nov. over ca. 33°24′ N (JJ), and L. sinensis, sp. nov. around ca. 27°02′–28°00′ N (ZJ). We confrmed that these can be morphologically distinguished by lateral and dorsal black spots on the tegmentum and the shape of spicules on the perinotum. We also discuss species divergence during the Plio-Pleistocene, demographic expansions following the last interglacial age in the Pleistocene, and augmentation of COI haplotype diversity during the Pleistocene. Our study sheds light on the potential for COI in examining marine invertebrate species discrimination and distribution in the northwestern Pacifc. Chitons (Polyplacophora, Neoloricata, and Chitonida) are marine mollusks of the class Polyplacophora that possess a dorsal shell, which is composed of eight separate calcium carbonate plates1. Nearly a thousand extant chiton species are distributed worldwide, and over 430 fossil species have been reported, stretching back ca. 300 million years, from the late Ordovician to the Early Periman age 1,2; some have been dated as early as 500 million years old3,4.
    [Show full text]
  • Mollusca, Polyplacophora) Movement Behaviour, with Comparison Between Habitats Differing in Complexity
    The first observations of Ischnochiton (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) movement behaviour, with comparison between habitats differing in complexity Kiran Liversage1 and Kirsten Benkendorff2 1 Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tallinn, Estonia 2 Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia ABSTRACT Most species of Ischnochiton are habitat specialists and are almost always found underneath unstable marine hard-substrata such as boulders. The difficulty of experimenting on these chitons without causing disturbance means little is known about their ecology despite their importance as a group that often contributes greatly to coastal species diversity. In the present study we measured among-boulder distributional patterns of Ischnochiton smaragdinus, and used time-lapse photography to quantify movement behaviours within different habitat types (pebble substrata and rock-platform). In intertidal rock-pools in South Australia, I. smaragdinus were significantly overdispersed among boulders, as most boulders had few individuals but a small proportion harboured large populations. I. smaragdinus individuals emerge from underneath boulders during nocturnal low-tides and move amongst the inter-boulder matrix (pebbles or rock-platform). Seventy-two percent of chitons in the pebble matrix did not move from one pebble to another within the periods of observation (55–130 min) but a small proportion moved across as many as five pebbles per hour, indicating a capacity for adults to migrate among disconnected habitat
    [Show full text]
  • 2006-2007 Intertidal Reef Biodiversity on Kangaroo
    2006-2007 Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board INTERTIDAL REEF BIODIVERSITY Intertidal Reef Biodiversity on Kangaroo Island – 2007 ON KANGAROO ISLAND 1 INTERTIDAL REEF BIODIVERSITY ON KANGAROO ISLAND Oceans of Blue: Coast, Estuarine and Marine Monitoring Program A report prepared for the Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board by Kirsten Benkendorff Martine Kinloch Daniel Brock June 2007 2006-2007 Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board Intertidal Reef Biodiversity on Kangaroo Island – 2007 2 Oceans of Blue The views expressed and the conclusions reached in this report are those of the author and not necessarily those of persons consulted. The Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever to any person who relies in whole or in part on the contents of this report. Project Officer Contact Details Martine Kinloch Coast and Marine Program Manager Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board PO Box 665 Kingscote SA 5223 Phone: (08) 8553 4980 Fax: (08) 8553 0122 Email: [email protected] Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board Contact Details Jeanette Gellard General Manager PO Box 665 Kingscote SA 5223 Phone: (08) 8553 0111 Fax: (08) 8553 0122 Email: [email protected] © Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board This document may be reproduced in whole or part for the purpose of study or training, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source and to its not being used for commercial purposes or sale. Reproduction for purposes other than those given above requires the prior written permission of the Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board.
    [Show full text]
  • Molecular Systematics of Selected Australian Brown Algae
    Molecular Systematics of Selected Australian Brown Algae Nuttanun Soisup A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Adelaide, Australia November 2014 Table of contents Thesis summary . 5 Declaration of Authority of Access to Copying . 6 Acknowledgements . 7 Chapter 1 - Introduction . 10 1.1 Background . 11 1.2 Thesis structure and objectives . 14 1.3 Molecular phylogenetic background . 18 1.4 Taxonomic description of the focal species and genera of this study . 28 Chapter 2 - Phylogenetics, DNA barcoding and phylogeographic discrimination within the Australian endemic brown macroalgal genera, Caulocystis and Acrocarpia (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae), based on ITS, cox1 and rbcL DNA sequences . 39 Statement of Authorship . 40 Abstract . 41 Introduction . 43 Materials and Methods . 48 Results . 52 Discussion . 61 Taxonomic Changes . 67 2 Chapter 3 - Molecular Phylogenetics of the Australian endemic brown algal genus Cystophora (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae) based on cox1, rbcL and ITS DNA sequence analyses . 69 Statement of Authorship . 70 Abstract . 71 Introduction . 72 Materials and Methods . 76 Results . 80 Discussion . 93 Taxonomic changes . 100 Chapter 4 -: Unveiling species diversity of Australian Lobophora (Dictyotales) based on rbcL and cox1 DNA sequence analyses . 102 Statement of Authorship . 103 Abstract . 104 Introduction . 105 Materials and Methods . 108 Results . 113 Discussion . 121 Chapter 5 -: General Discussion . 110 5.1 Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of Acrocarpia, Caulocystis and Cystophora . 128 5.2 Taxonomic changes . 131 5.3. Unveiling cryptic diversity in Lobophora . 133 5.4 Phylogeographic inferences . 134 5.5 Significance of the thesis . 136 3 References . 137 Appendices .
    [Show full text]
  • Mollusca: Polyplacophora
    Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía Vol. 53, N°1: 19-26, abril 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-19572018000100019 ARTÍCULO Variaciones estacionales de la comunidad de quitones (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) en una zona intermareal rocosa del sur del Golfo de México Seasonal variations of the chiton community structure (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in a rocky intertidal shore from the southern Gulf of Mexico Laura Sanvicente-Añorve1*, Rodrigo Rodríguez-Vázquez2, Elia Lemus-Santana2, Miguel Alatorre-Mendieta1 y Martha Reguero1 1Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, México. *Autor para correspondencia: [email protected] 2Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, México Abstract.- The southern Gulf of Mexico is typically a coastal plain where rocky shores are scattered distributed. The goal of this study was to compare the chiton community structure of the rocky shore of Montepío during the dry and ‘nortes’ (stormy) weather periods, and to gather data on the relative growth of the dominant species. Sampling was carried out along a transect of 100 x 2 m in the intertidal zone and 83 individuals were collected. Six species were identified: Lepidochitona rosea, Chaetopleura apiculata, Ischnochiton kaasi, Lepidochitona pseudoliozonis, Lepidochitona liozonis and Acanthochitona andersoni. Species richness (S= 4) and Shannon diversity (1.36 and 1.29 bits ind-1 in dry and stormy seasons) were very similar between the 2 seasons; however, only 2 species occurred in both periods, suggesting a strong seasonal exchange of species (50%).
    [Show full text]
  • Gut Content and Stable Isotope Analysis of an Abundant Teleost
    Marine and Freshwater Research, 2019, 70, 270–279 © CSIRO 2019 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18140 Supplementary material Geology is a significant indicator of algal cover and invertebrate species composition on intertidal reefs of Ngari Capes Marine Park, south-western Australia C. BesseyA,B,D,E, M. J. RuleB, M. DaseyC, A. BrearleyD,E, J. M. HuismanB, S. K. WilsonB,E, and A. J. KendrickB,F ACSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, 64 Fairway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. BDepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Marine Science Program, 17 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, WA 6015, Australia. CDepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Parks and Wildlife Service, 14 Queen Street, Busselton, WA 6280, Australia. DUniversity of Western Australia, School of Plant Biology, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. EOceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. FCorresponding author. Email: [email protected] Page 1 of 6 Marine and Freshwater Research © CSIRO 2019 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18140 Table S1. Description of mean percentage cover and diversity of intertidal reef survey sites – foliose – turf matrix turfmatrix – – ched calcified Rugosity ± Complexity ± Site name Geology Zone s.d. s.d. Diversity of invertebrates Bare rock Rock Sand Sand Turf Algal film Low branching algae High branching algae Membranous algae Crustose algae Bran coralline algae Wrack Galeolaria Barnacle casings Yallingup Limestone Inner 2.65 ±
    [Show full text]
  • First Findings of the Rare Chiton Acanthochitona Leopoldi (Mollusca
    ZOOSYSTEMATICA ROSSICA ISSN 2410-0226 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg ▪ https://www.zin.ru/journals/zsr/ [ onl ine] 0320-9180 Vol. 29(1): 93–100 ▪ Published online 12 June 2020 ▪ DOI 10.31610/zsr/2020.29.1.93 [ print] RESEARCH ARTICLE First findings of the rare chiton Acanthochitona leopoldi (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the South China Sea Первые находки редкого хитона Acanthochitona leopoldi (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) в Южно-Китайском море B.I. Sirenko & T. Nguyen Tai Б.И. Сиренко, Т. Нгуен Тай Boris I. Sirenko, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., St Petersburg, 199034, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] Tu Nguyen Tai, Joint Russian–Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Center, 63 Nguyen Van Huyen Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. The rare chiton Acanthochitona leopoldi (Leloup, 1933) is recorded for the first time from the Spratly Islands (Truong Sa), Vietnam. The species is redescribed based on the scanning electron micro- scope examination of the recently collected specimens. Age variability of the shell, radula and perinotum of this species is also given. Резюме. Редкий вид хитонов Acanthochitona leopoldi (Leloup, 1933) впервые зарегистрирован у островов Спратли (Чыонг Ша), Вьетнам. Дано переописание этого вида на основе электронно- микроскопического изучения собранных экземпляров. Представлена также возрастная изменчивость раковины, радулы и перинотума этого вида. Key words: chitons, redescription, age variability, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Acanthochitonidae, Acanthochitona Ключевые слова: хитоны, переописание, возрастная изменчивость, Южно-Китайское море, острова Спратли, Acanthochitonidae, Acanthochitona Zoobank Article LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7723201B-6228-41FD-8C8C-F5454A275670 Introduction ogy Centre organised two marine expeditions to the southern part of the South China Sea.
    [Show full text]