Biology:Philomycus virginicus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Philomycus virginicus
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P. virginicus
Binomial name
Philomycus virginicus
Hubricht, 1953

Philomycus virginicus, common name the Virginia mantleslug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.

Anatomy

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

References

  1. IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

Wikidata ☰ Q3075248 entry