Onithochiton neglectus neglectus

Onithochiton neglectus neglectus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae.[1]

Onithochiton neglectus neglectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Polyplacophora
Order:
Chitonida
Suborder:
Chitonina
Superfamily:
Chitonoidea
Family:
Chitonidae
Genus:
Onithochiton
Species:
O. neglectus
Subspecies:
O. neglectus neglectus
Trinomial name
Onithochiton neglectus neglectus
Rochebrune, 1881
Synonyms
  • Chiton undulatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1835
  • Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882
  • Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904
  • Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907
  • Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893
  • Onithochiton undulatus Suter, 1913

Description

O. neglectus neglectus is a brooding chiton, which means that the eggs develop attached to the body of females.[2]

Ecology

O. neglectus often inhabits the holdfasts of Durvillaea southern bull kelp.[3][4] Genetic and shell morphological variation in the species appears to have been affected by the frequency individuals inhabiting Durvillaea holdfasts, and the population structure of O. neglectus has likely been influenced by individuals being transported within buoyant rafts of Durvillaea species.[3]

Distribution

This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand, being mostly found at the East Coast of the North Island and the South Island.[3][5]

References
  1. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  2. Creese, R.G. (1986). "Brooding behaviour and larval development in the New Zealand chiton, Onithochiton neglectus de Rochebrune (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 13 (1): 83–91. doi:10.1080/03014223.1986.10422648. ISSN 0301-4223.
  3. Salloum, P.M.; de Villemereuil, P.; Santure, A.W.; Waters, J.M. (2020). "Hitchhiking consequences for genetic and morphological patterns: the influence of kelp-rafting on a brooding chiton". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 130 (4): 756–770. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaa073.
  4. Parvizi, Elahe; Dutoit, Ludovic; Fraser, Ceridwen I.; Craw, Dave; Waters, Jonathan M. (2022). "Concordant phylogeographic responses to large-scale coastal disturbance in intertidal macroalgae and their epibiota". Molecular Ecology. 31 (2): 646–657. doi:10.1111/mec.16245. PMID 34695264. S2CID 239888553.
  5. O'Neill, M. H. B. (1985). "A review of the living New Zealand members of Onithochiton Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 12 (1): 141–154. doi:10.1080/03014223.1985.10428273. ISSN 0301-4223.


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