Phyllocaulis variegatus

Phyllocaulis variegatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata

clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily:
Veronicelloidea
Family:
Veronicellidae
Genus:
Phyllocaulis
Species:
P. variegatus
Binomial name
Phyllocaulis variegatus
(Semper, 1885)

Phyllocaulis variegatus is a species of land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae.

Distribution

The distribution of Phyllocaulis variegatus includes Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.[1]

Parasites

This species is an intermediate host to Brachylaima species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Phyllocaulis variegatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  2. ^ Thiengo S. C. & Amato S. B. (1995). "Phyllocaulis variegatus (Mollusca: Veronicellidae), a new intermediate host for Brachylaima sp. (Digenea: Brachylaimatidae)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 90(5): 621-622. doi:10.1590/S0074-02761995000500015. HTM.


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