Philomycus

<i>Philomycus</i>

Philomycus

Genus of gastropods

"Mantleslug" redirects here. For other species called mantleslugs, see Pallifera.

Philomycus is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the family Philomycidae, the mantleslugs.[1]

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Biology

These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Philomycus include:

  • Philomycus batchi - dusky mantleslug
  • Philomycus bilineatus
  • Philomycus bisdosus - grayfoot mantleslug
  • Philomycus cardmensis
  • Philomycus carolinianus - Carolina mantleslug
  • Philomycus dorsalis
  • Philomycus flexuolaris - winding mantleslug
  • Philomycus pennsylvanicus
  • Philomycus sellatus - Alabama mantleslug
  • Philomycus togatus - toga mantleslug
  • Philomycus venustus - brown-spotted mantleslug
  • Philomycus virginicus - Virginia mantleslug

References

  1. [1]
    Capinera, J. L., et al. Terrestrial Slugs of Florida (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). EENY-493 (IN891). Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. Published 2011, revised 2013.
  2. [2]
    Tompa, A. S. (1980). The ultrastructure and mineralogy of the dart from Philomycus carolinianus (Pulmonata: Gastropoda) with a brief survey of the occurrence of darts in land snails. Veliger 23, 35-42.
  • Philomycus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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