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3 photos

What

Blue Green Chiton (Chiton glaucus)

Observer

emily_r

Date

October 7, 2014

Place

Hawera (Google, OSM)

Description

A green chiton attached to a half crab. We observed this alien looking commensal beast while undertaking an intertidal survey on the reefs off Hawera. It made us jump when we first turned over the rock.

Blue Green Chiton - Photo (c) Frank Ashwood, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Frank Ashwood
thesigmaarts's ID: Blue Green Chiton (Chiton glaucus)
Added on October 7, 2021
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