Onithochiton neglectus neglectus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae.[1]
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
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^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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^ 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.
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^ a b c 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.
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^ 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. doi:10.1111/mec.16245.
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^ 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.
