Tonicella
Encyclopedia
Tonicella is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. The genus name derives from the Greek
tonos (something stretched, a brace, a strain) and cell (diminutive).
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
tonos (something stretched, a brace, a strain) and cell (diminutive).
Species
Species within the genus Tonicella include:- Tonicella insignis
- Tonicella lineataTonicella lineataTonicella lineata, commonly known as the lined chiton, is a species of chiton.-Size and description:T. lineata is a very colorful chiton, having blue, purple or black straight or zig-zag lines on each of the eight valves. The background color of the valves is often brown or red, but can also be...
- Tonicella lokiiTonicella lokiiTonicella lokii, commonly known as the flame lined chiton or Loki's chiton, is a chiton in the lined chiton genus Tonicella.-Size and description:...
- Tonicella marmorea
- Tonicella rubra
- Tonicella sitkensis
- Tonicella submarmorea
- Tonicella undocaeruleaTonicella undocaeruleaTonicella undocaerulea, commonly known as the Blue Lined Chiton, is a species of chiton.-Size and description:The Blue Lined Chiton has a head plate with zigzag white concentric lines without a dark border. It commonly has bright electric blue stripes and flecks when alive...
- Tonicella venusta