xulum
xulum
x̌ələm
Noun
black Katy chiton
Details
Ethnobiological notes
The black Katy chiton is a small, slow-moving mollusc whose 8 shell plates are partly exposed by the surrounding black fleshy girdle. Black Katy chitons graze algae on rocks in the mid-intertidal zone in wave-swept locations. These chitons were formerly gathered in the Victoria area for food and cooked by boiling. They are sometimes referred to as “Chinese slippers” or “sea prunes”.
Binomial name
[Katharina tunicata (Wood)]