Biology:Peronia verruculata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Peronia verruculata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Onchidiidae |
| Genus: | Peronia |
| Species: | P. verruculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Peronia verruculata (Cuvier, 1830)
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Peronia verruculata is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
Human Use
In the Philippines, Peronia verruculata, is considered a delicacy in certain coastal communities. The slug is typically harvested from intertidal areas and consumed raw with simple sauces made from kalamansi with soy sauce.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peronia verruculata (Cuvier, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 September 2010.
- ↑ "How to eat warty slugs". https://howto.gd/h_325_how-to-eat-warty-slugs.html.
- Dayrat, B. (2009) Review of the current knowledge of the systematics of Onchidiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) with a checklist of nominal species. Zootaxa 2068: 1–26
Wikidata ☰ Q3173388 entry
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