Philomycus togatus
| Philomycus togatus | |
|---|---|
| NE[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Arionoidea |
| Family: | Philomycidae |
| Genus: | Philomycus |
| Species: | P. togatus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.
Anatomy
These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[2]
References
- ↑ IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 6 October 2008.
- ↑ Ken Hotopp: Land Snails of Pennsylvania: Philomycus togatus (Gould, 1841), published online 2 January 2006.
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