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Seventeen chiton species of the genus Leptochiton are reported from Philippine waters. Of these, nine are reported from the Philippines for the first time, including three species new to science:… Click to show full abstract
Seventeen chiton species of the genus Leptochiton are reported from Philippine waters. Of these, nine are reported from the Philippines for the first time, including three species new to science: Leptochiton costatoacus n. sp., L. longigranum n. sp. and L. spiniferus n. sp. The majority of the Philippine leptochitons live mainly in the bathyal zone or deeper.
Keywords:
new shelf;
leptochitons mollusca;
shelf bathyal;
philippine leptochitons;
bathyal philippine;
mollusca polyplacophora
Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2020
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