The gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri), also known as the giant western fiery chiton or giant Pacific chiton, is the largest of the chitons, growing to 36 cm (14 in) and capable of reaching a weight of …

Gumboot chitons are able to feed on Odonthalia dentata, a red algae containing Lanosol, which is avoided by most other herbivores (DeBusk et al. 2000). Remains in tide pools during the day to feed …

These slow-moving giants don’t look real. Not speedy, not strong, not agile—gumboot chitons are just plain big and tough. Like all chitons, gumboots are armored by eight plates over the back. But the …

Gumboot chitons were harvested by some coastal Alaska Natives as subsistence food. They do not grip their substrate as tightly as other chiton species and are easy to collect by those who do eat them.

The gumboot chiton is found clinging to rocks, moving slowly in search of its primary diet of algae that is scraped off rocks with its rasp-like retractable radula, which are covered with rows of magnetite …

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Gumboots live in intertidal and shallow marine waters along the western coasts of North America and around Japan. They’re typically found no more than 60 feet below the ocean’s waves. Gumboots …

The gumboot is one of about 650 species of chitons that have remained virtually unchanged for over 500 million years. The gumboot needs little food. It has simple body parts, and relatively few predators. …

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