Mossy Chiton

Illustrated: Adult mossy chiton in dorsal three-quarter view, low oval body with exactly eight overlapping transverse dull olive-brown shell plates. Broad equal-width surrounding girdle densely clothed in long stiff mossy straplike brown hairs. No exposed head, eyes or tentacles, no barnacles or scenery.

Mopalia muscosa

All languages

English

Mossy Chiton

Japanese

コケヒゲヒザラ — こけひげひざら — kokehigehizara

Korean

Mopalia muscosa — Scientific name; Korean name under review

Spanish

Mopalia muscosa — Scientific name; Spanish name under review

French

Mopalia muscosa — Scientific name; French name under review

German

Mopalia muscosa — Scientific name; German name under review

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.