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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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Alaska 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: Known from Aleutian Island (Ref. 296). C: Refs. 296, 93916.
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Country Information:
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/adfghome.htm
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 Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Chitonida () > Mopaliidae ()

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

; rango de profundidad 0 - 40 m (Ref. 290).   Temperate

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Eastern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 290)

Short description Morfología

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

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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.

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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