Ischnochiton oniscus Dwarf Chiton

Ischnochiton oniscus is commonly referred to as Dwarf Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Ischnochiton oniscus (Dwarf chtion)

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Scientific:: Ischnochiton oniscus
German:: Zwerg-Käferschnecke
English:: Dwarf Chiton

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Ischnochitonidae (Family) > Ischnochiton (Genus) > oniscus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Krauss, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Mozambique, South-Africa
Sea depth:: 1 - 5 Meter
Size:: 1,0 cm
Temperature:: 59 °F - 66.2 °F (15°C - 19°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ischnochiton acomphus
Ischnochiton adelaidensis
Ischnochiton aidae
Ischnochiton alascensis
Ischnochiton albinus
Ischnochiton arbutum
Ischnochiton australis
Australische Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton bergoti
Ischnochiton bigranosus
Ischnochiton boninensis
Ischnochiton bouryi
Ischnochiton broomensis
Ischnochiton caliginosus
Ischnochiton carinulatus
Ischnochiton cariosus
Ischnochiton carolianus
Ischnochiton cessaci
Ischnochiton chaceorum
Ischnochiton circumvallatus
Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton colubrifer
Ischnochiton comptus
Ischnochiton contractus
Ischnochiton crassus
Ischnochiton crebristriatus
Ischnochiton dilatosculptus
Ischnochiton dispar
Ischnochiton distigmatus
Ischnochiton dorsuosus
Ischnochiton elizabethensis
Ischnochiton elongatus
Ischnochiton erythronotus
Ischnochiton examinandus
Ischnochiton falcatus
Ischnochiton feliduensis
Ischnochiton fraternus
Ischnochiton fruticosus
Ischnochiton gallensis
Ischnochiton goreensis
Ischnochiton goudi
Ischnochiton granulifer
Ischnochiton guatemalensis
Ischnochiton hakodadensis
Ischnochiton hartmeyeri
Hartmeyers Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton indianus
Ischnochiton indifferens
Ischnochiton intermedius
Ischnochiton kaasi
Ischnochiton keili
Ischnochiton lentiginosus
Ischnochiton lineolatus
Ischnochiton lopesi
Ischnochiton luteoroseus
Ischnochiton luticolens
Ischnochiton macleani
Ischnochiton manazuruensis
Ischnochiton maorianus
Maori Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton mawlei
Ischnochiton mayi
Ischnochiton mitsukurii
Ischnochiton muscarius
Ischnochiton newcombi
Ischnochiton nicklesi
Ischnochiton niveus
Ischnochiton obtusus
Ischnochiton oniscus
Zwerg-Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton paessleri
Ischnochiton papillosus
Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton paululus
Ischnochiton perornatus
Ischnochiton pilsbryi
Ischnochiton poppei
Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus
Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton ptychius
Ischnochiton punctulatissimus
Ischnochiton purus
Ischnochiton pusillus
Ischnochiton pusio
Ischnochiton quoyanus
Ischnochiton rhodolithophilus
Ischnochiton rissoi
Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton sansibarensis
Ischnochiton sererorum
Ischnochiton sirenkoi
Ischnochiton smaragdinus
Ischnochiton stramineus
Ischnochiton striolatus
Ischnochiton subviridis
Ischnochiton tenuisculptus
Ischnochiton textilis
Textile Käferschnecke
Ischnochiton thomasi
Ischnochiton tindalei
Ischnochiton tomhalei
Ischnochiton torri
Ischnochiton tridentatus
Ischnochiton usticensis
Ischnochiton variegatus
Ischnochiton verconis
Ischnochiton versicolor
Ischnochiton victoria
Ischnochiton virgatus
Ischnochiton viridulus
Ischnochiton weedingi
Ischnochiton wilsoni
Ischnochiton winckworthi
Ischnochiton yemenensis
Ischnochiton yerburyi

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-04-09 19:56:06
Last edit:: 2017-04-09 20:10:30

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Ischnochiton oniscus (Krauss, 1848)

Ischnochiton oniscus i the smallest chiton of South African (size 1 cm). The colour is often white, but also in a wide variety of colours. This chiton is a nocturnal species. Its feed on minute algae and other encrusting organisms.

Synonyme:
Chiton oniscus
Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) oniscus
Ischnochiton eucosmia

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Chitonida (Order) > Chitonina (Suborder) > Chitonoidea (Superfamily) > Ischnochitonidae (Family) > Ischnochiton (Genus) > Ischnochiton oniscus (Species)

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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