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Ischnochiton cariosus

Synonyms: Anisoradsia mawlei saundersi; Ischnochiton cariosus var. occidentalis; Ischnochiton subcariosus

Wikipedia Abstract

Ischnochiton cariosus, commonly known as the corroded ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the Ischnochiton genus that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia and up the coast of Western Australia as far as Shark Bay. It is commonly found throughout its range and is often found with Ischnochiton torri. It grows to 35 mm long and has a pale-straw colour.
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Predators

Cheilodactylus spectabilis (Red moki)[1]
Latridopsis forsteri (White bastard trumpeter)[1]
Notolabrus fucicola (Yellow-saddled wrasse)[1]
Notolabrus tetricus (Wrasse)[1]

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1Importance of trophic information, simplification and aggregation error in ecosystem models, S. J. Metcalf, J. M. Dambacher, A. J. Hobday, J. M. Lyle, Mar Ecol Prog Ser 360: 25–36, 2008
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0