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Katharina tunicata   (Wood, 1815)

Black katy

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Katharina tunicata  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 93916; O: Ref. 296, 1857, 312, 290.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Black katy chiton, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Chitonida () > Mopaliidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 40 m (Ref. 290).   Temperate

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Eastern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 290)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie

Girdle: Black leathery covering almost the entire dorsal area. Dorsal ridge area of each valve: small portion; left exposed (Ref. 296).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Surf-zone to 40 m. Usually found on stony or rocky bottoms (Ref. 290); in the middle intertidal zone from Alaska to Point Conception; North of Santa Barbara; also on rocky shore with heavy wave action (Ref. 312). Herbivorous, feeding primarily on red and green algae and benthic diatoms (Ref. 312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 296)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet beoordeeld 

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.1 - 10.9, mean 8.9 (based on 94 cells).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.