This closeup of some of the sparse girdle hairs, along the lateral margin of the girdle, shows how the larger hairs branch from the base. The orange/pink background is the sponge and scallop that the chiton is crawling on. Other than on these lateral areas and in some areas along the edges of the plates the girdle hairs are quite sparse.
Mopalia hindsii feeding on the sponge Myxilla incrustans which is growing on the shell of the scallop Chlamys hastata. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, July 2007)
