Biology:Prophysaon foliolatum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Prophysaon foliolatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Ariolimacidae |
| Genus: | Prophysaon |
| Species: | P. foliolatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Prophysaon foliolatum (A. Gould, 1851)
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Arion foliolatus A.Gould, 1851 | |
Prophysaon foliolatum, or the yellow-bordered taildropper, is a slug in the genus Prophysaon, native to North America, ranging from Alaska to Oregon.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Appearance
This species is an overall dull brown colored slug, with a yellow line bordering its mantle. The similar species P. andersonii does not have this yellow border.[6][1][7]
Forms
There is a Canadian color form that is almost black, but it can still be distinguished by the bright yellow border the mantle.[8][6]
Albino individuals have been spotted on the Olympic coast.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Prophysaon foliolatum (Yellow-bordered Taildropper)" (in en-US). 2022-01-13. http://10000thingsofthepnw.com/2022/01/13/prophysaon-foliolatum-yellow-bordered-taildropper/.
- ↑ "Prophysaon foliolatum (A.Gould, 1851)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2294061.
- ↑ "Yellow-bordered Taildropper Slug Prophysaon foliolatum" (in en). 2020-08-09. https://wildcolumbia.org/wildlife-guide/mollusks-of-northwest-oregon/yellow-bordered-taildropper-1/.
- ↑ "Yellow-bordered Taildropper (Prophysaon foliolatum) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service" (in en). https://www.fws.gov/species/yellow-bordered-taildropper-prophysaon-foliolatum.
- ↑ Ingram, Dave (2010-08-11). "Taildroppers" (in en-US). https://islandnature.ca/2010/08/taildroppers/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 budlogan (2020-10-01). "Yellow Bordered Tail Dropper Slug, Gastropods, Vancouver Island." (in en-US). https://gohiking.ca/yellow-bordered-tail-dropper-slug/.
- ↑ "Occurrence Detail 5006890788" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/5006890788.
- ↑ "Occurrence Detail 2901511788" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2901511788.
- ↑ "Occurrence Detail 2963901512" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2963901512.
- Gould, A.A. (1851). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 2. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1-366.
Wikidata ☰ Q3696725 entry
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