Belocaulus angustipes | |
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Two Black-velvet leatherleaf slugs mating | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Systellommatophora |
Family: | Veronicellidae |
Genus: | Belocaulus |
Species: | B. angustipes
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Binomial name | |
Belocaulus angustipes (Heynemann, 1885)
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Belocaulus angustipes, the black-velvet leatherleaf slug, is a species of land slug in the family Veronicellidae native to South American tropical regions. [1]
As the common name suggests, Belocaulus angustipes are generally black and velvety in appearance as adults. Some juveniles of the species will have a pale strip in the middle. [2]
Belocaulus angustipes are native to South American tropical regions. [3] They are also a nonnative but established species in northern Florida and other states in the Gulf Coast of United States. [4]
Belocaulus angustipes are mostly active at night and in wet weather. [5] Their diet consists of both live and decaying plant matter. [6] Due to their large numbers in the tropical regions, the Belocaulus angustipes are a big problem for agricultural crops. [5]
In South America, Belocaulus angustipes are a part of the parasitic lifecycle of the nematode parasite Angiostrongylus costaricensis. [7]
Belocaulus angustipes | |
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Two Black-velvet leatherleaf slugs mating | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Systellommatophora |
Family: | Veronicellidae |
Genus: | Belocaulus |
Species: | B. angustipes
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Binomial name | |
Belocaulus angustipes (Heynemann, 1885)
|
Belocaulus angustipes, the black-velvet leatherleaf slug, is a species of land slug in the family Veronicellidae native to South American tropical regions. [1]
As the common name suggests, Belocaulus angustipes are generally black and velvety in appearance as adults. Some juveniles of the species will have a pale strip in the middle. [2]
Belocaulus angustipes are native to South American tropical regions. [3] They are also a nonnative but established species in northern Florida and other states in the Gulf Coast of United States. [4]
Belocaulus angustipes are mostly active at night and in wet weather. [5] Their diet consists of both live and decaying plant matter. [6] Due to their large numbers in the tropical regions, the Belocaulus angustipes are a big problem for agricultural crops. [5]
In South America, Belocaulus angustipes are a part of the parasitic lifecycle of the nematode parasite Angiostrongylus costaricensis. [7]