Chiton

Acanthochitona viridis

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A small chiton of reef flats and tidepools, it tucks into shallow depressions and crevices under rubble on limestone shores. It browses algae from hard surfaces with a tough rasping tongue and is harmless to handle.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Acanthochitonidae › Acanthochitona

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 386525.