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Chitons eat coralline – 10/30/2007
A little while ago I sent
y'all some pictures of some large inter-tidal Chitons from Florida I
have in my tank. I them remember a query we had a little while ago
asking if there were any animals that eat coralline algae.
<Oh yes...
they do>
We know that some urchins and Chitons will eat it. And now I
can tell you (within a reasonable degree of certainty) that these
Chitons eat coralline algae too. I've been watching them chew little
patterns in it for a few weeks now. :-)
Best,
Sara
<Danke.
BobF>
Hitchhiker ID 10/16/07
Hello to whoever is on, thanks for all
your WWM work. Just got a few boxes of new Tonga live rock this
morning. I found this slug-like hitchhiker at the bottom of one of
the boxes. It's about 6" long and 1" wide, and made it alive through
36 hours in transit. I've looked at the invert pictures on the site,
and can't quite find it. It looks something
like a Chiton,
<Is>
but there is no bony/plate-like top.
<Covered...>
It
is not colorful the way most sea slugs seem to be. Kind of like a
snail without a shell, but I've never heard of such. He is alive,
and trying to crawl out of the plastic bin I have him in. Any ideas
what he might be? I'm pretty sure he's too big and ugly to put in my
tank, but if he's safe I might put him in quarantine or someplace
separate. Pictures are attached, one of him trying to crawl out, one
of his underside, one close up of his back when he curled up.
Thanks in advance for any ideas. He is like nothing I've seen
before.
Scott
<Sorry for the lateness of this reply. Please
read here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/chitonfaqs.htm
Bob Fenner>
Re: Hitchhiker ID 10/16/07
Thanks for the reply. You
apologized for the lateness of the reply, but FYI, someone actually
did answer me within about 24 hours. We found a clear picture
somewhere else and did verify it's a chiton as well. So no worries.
Thank you!
<Real good. BobF> |
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