New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7052 Etched chiton, or papatua (Onithochiton neglectus neglectus) typical northern colour form with girdle often pink to lilac in colour. Commonly found in the low intertidal, to depths of 15m. Usually on the underside of cobble or beneath kelp holdfasts, where the sand and rock meet on bedrock. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh

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DSC_7052 Etched chiton, or papatua (Onithochiton neglectus neglectus) typical northern colour form with girdle often pink to lilac in colour. Commonly found in the low intertidal, to depths of 15m. Usually on the underside of cobble or beneath kelp holdfasts, where the sand and rock meet on bedrock. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh

DSC 7052 Etched chiton Tree ring chiton papatua Onithochiton neglectus northern form colour variation intertidal Goat Island Marine Reserve Leigh