chiton

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The public naming campaign began after Ze Frank featured the rare deep-sea chiton from the genus Ferreiraella in an episode of his "True Facts" YouTube series.

From Science Daily

The most numerous of these organs are called aesthetes, small sensory structures found in the outermost layer of the shells of all chitons.

From Science Daily

On the throne now sat Notus—a bronze-skinned old man in a fiery Greek chiton, his head crowned with a wreath of withered, smoking barley.

From Literature

But the chiton’s unassuming body hides an array of tiny but formidable teeth.

From New York Times

In a series of lab experiments, Dr. Sigwart showed that rolling into balls has more to do with helping chitons get to places where they can reattach after losing their footing.

From New York Times