Chiton Sensory (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Chiton Sensory

Caption

Diagrams (top) and electron microscope images (bottom) of chiton shells. From left to right: Aesthetes (green) are fount on all chitons, while shell eyes (blue) and eyespots (red) only evolved in a few groups. Also shown are the shell notches that enable nerves to connect these features to the chiton’s nervous system.

Credit

Varney et al.

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