Philomycus togatus
Philomycus togatus, also known as the toga mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Philomycidae |
| Genus: | Philomycus |
| Species: | P. togatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Philomycus togatus (A. Gould, 1841) | |
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Anatomy
These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[1]
References
- Ken Hotopp: Land Snails of Pennsylvania: Philomycus togatus (Gould, 1841) Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, published online 2 January 2006.
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