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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]
Peripatopsis is a genus of velvet worms in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] [2] These velvet worms are found in the KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. [3] This genus was proposed by the British zoologist Reginald I. Pocock in 1894 with Peripatopsis capensis designated as the type species. [4]
Deroceras invadens (tramp slug) Deroceras laeve (marsh slug) [11] Euglandina rosea (rosy wolfsnail) Limax flavus (yellow slug) [11] Milax gagates (greenhouse slug) [11] Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean mussel) [12] Pinctada radiata (Gulf pearl oyster) Pseudosuccinea columella (mimic lymnaea) Semimytilus algosus (Pacific mussel)
It is a social species, which is found in South Africa and Madagascar. [1] The genome sequence was published in 2014. [ 2 ] Similar to closely related species such as Stegodyphus sarasinorum , S. mimosarum engages in communal living which involves remaining with the same colony even when prey availability is low, moving away in order to expand ...
Eleutherocaulis haroldi, known as Purcell's hunter slug [4] or the caterpillar slug, [1] is a species of tropical land slug in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. [3] It was first formally named Laevicaulis haroldi in 1980.
Laevicaulis alte is a round, dark-coloured slug with no shell, 7 or 8 cm (2.8 or 3.1 in) long. Its skin is slightly tuberculated. The central keel is beige in colour.. This slug has a unique, very narrow foot; juvenile specimens have a foot 1 mm (0.039 in) wide and adult specimens have a foot that is only 4 or 5 mm (0.16 or 0.20 in) wide.
Peripatopsis leonina, commonly known as the Lion's Hill velvet worm, is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. Endemic to South Africa, it has not been seen since 1912 and is thought to be critically endangered or possibly extinct .
Peripatopsis moseleyi is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family. [1] Males of this species (as traditionally defined) have 20 to 24 pairs of legs with claws (plus one pair without claws); [2] females have 19 to 23 pairs of legs with claws (plus one pair without claws). [3]