name: Leather Chiton

flavor_db_name_variants: leather chiton

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Leather chiton

id: 395

name_scientific: Katharina tunicata

description: Katharina tunicata (Wood, 1815) is commonly known as the Black Katy chiton, Black Leather chiton, Black chiton, or Leather chiton. Capable of growing up to 12 cm, the animal is generally described as being football-shaped with a black leathery girdle in which are embedded eight protective plates. The parts of the plates that are visible are sometimes (but not always) diamond-shaped in outline. The underside of the animal is dull orange or yellow.

itis_id: 78979

wikipedia_id: Katharina tunicata

picture_file_name: 400.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 100721

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:32:36.000Z

legacy_id: 427

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Mollusks

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:39.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:24.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 34587

export_to_foodb: false

public_id: FOOD00395