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Gumboot Chiton

Cryptochiton stelleri

Description:

Largest chiton in the world. I'd like to note that it is a biology professor holding the chiton, and the chiton was not pried from the rocks. Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural area just north of Newport, Oregon. Best at a low tide.

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doreen.chambers.14
doreen.chambers.14 10 years ago

By the way not paying $7.00 entrance fee is $100.00. They caught us twice.

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2009
Submitted on Mar 7, 2014

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