Lepidopleurina [Lepidopleurina]
Description
Lepidopleurina are a group of small marine invertebrates often associated with rocky or reef habitats. Divers may encounter them as subtle, low-profile organisms that blend into their surroundings, becoming noticeable when you look closely at the textures and microhabitats on the substrate.
Species
Ferreiraella (bartlettae)
Ferreiraella bartlettae
Ferreiraella (caribbensis)
Ferreiraella caribbensis
Ferreiraella (charazata)
Ferreiraella charazata
Ferreiraella (plana)
Ferreiraella plana
Ferreiraella (populi)
Ferreiraella populi
Ferreiraella scrippsiana (brown encrusting bryozoan)
Ferreiraella scrippsiana
Ferreiraella soyomaruae (encrusting bryozoan)
Ferreiraella soyomaruae
Ferreiraella takii (encrusting bryozoan)
Ferreiraella takii
Ferreiraella tsuchidai (encrusting bryozoan)
Ferreiraella tsuchidai
Ferreiraella xylophaga (encrusting bryozoan)
Ferreiraella xylophaga
Hanleya brachyplax (encrusting bryozoan)
Hanleya brachyplax
Hanleya harasewychi (encrusting bryozoan)
Hanleya harasewychi
Hanleya mediterranea (Mediterranean encrusting bryozoan)
Hanleya mediterranea
Hanleya schwabei (encrusting bryozoan)
Hanleya schwabei
Hanleya tropicalis (tropical encrusting bryozoan)
Hanleya tropicalis
Spiny chiton
Belknapchiton aequispinus
Chiton with pitted shell
Belknapchiton alveolus
Black chiton
Belknapchiton ater
Southern chiton
Belknapchiton australis
Belknap’s chiton
Belknapchiton belknapi
Deepwater chiton
Belknapchiton benthus
Bergenhayn’s chiton
Belknapchiton bergenhayni
Ribbed chiton
Belknapchiton costatoacus
Fijian chiton
Belknapchiton fijiensis
Giant chiton
Belknapchiton giganteus
Belknapchiton halistreptus
Belknapchiton halistreptus
Belknapchiton japonicus
Belknapchiton japonicus
Belknapchiton kaasi
Belknapchiton kaasi
Belknapchiton macleani
Belknapchiton macleani
Belknapchiton mutschkeae
Belknapchiton mutschkeae
Belknapchiton okamurai
Belknapchiton okamurai
Belknapchiton opiparus
Belknapchiton opiparus
Belknapchiton seishinmaruae
Belknapchiton seishinmaruae
Belknapchiton sigwartae
Belknapchiton sigwartae
Belknapchiton similis
Belknapchiton similis
Belknapchiton simplex
Belknapchiton simplex
Belknapchiton taiwanensis
Belknapchiton taiwanensis
Hanleyella asiatica
Hanleyella asiatica
Hanleyella henrici
Hanleyella henrici
Hanleyella japonica
Hanleyella japonica
Hanleyella oldroydi
Hanleyella oldroydi
Kaasichiton incubatus
Kaasichiton incubatus
Kaasichiton ionensis
Kaasichiton ionensis
Kaasichiton kamchatkensis
Kaasichiton kamchatkensis
Kaasichiton lukini
Kaasichiton lukini
Ribbed Chiton
Lepidopleurus cajetanus
Leptochiton alascensis
Leptochiton alascensis
Leptochiton albemarlensis
Leptochiton albemarlensis
Leptochiton algesirensis
Leptochiton algesirensis
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Chitons
Polyplacophora
|
| Order |
Loricate comb jellies (Ctenophore relatives)
Neoloricata
|
| Family |
Chitons (Lepidopleura & relatives)
Lepidopleurida
|
Statistics
- Species 49