Belocaulus angustipes

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Belocaulus angustipes
Black-velvet leatherleaf slug (belocaulus angustipes).jpg
Two Black-velvet leatherleaf slugs mating
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Veronicellidae
Genus: Belocaulus
Species:
B. angustipes
Binomial name
Belocaulus angustipes
(Heynemann, 1885)

Belocaulus angustipes, the black-velvet leatherleaf slug, is a species of land slug in the family Veronicellidae native to South American tropical regions. [1]

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Anatomy and Morphology

As the common name suggests, Belocaulus angustipes are generally black and velvety in appearance as adults. Some juveniles of the species will have a pale strip in the middle. [2]

Distribution and Habitat

Belocaulus angustipes are native to South American tropical regions. [3] They are also a nonnative but established species in northern Florida and other states in the Gulf Coast of United States. [4]

Behavior

Belocaulus angustipes are mostly active at night and in wet weather. [5] Their diet consists of both live and decaying plant matter. [6] Due to their large numbers in the tropical regions, the Belocaulus angustipes are a big problem for agricultural crops. [5]

Parasitism

In South America, Belocaulus angustipes are a part of the parasitic lifecycle of the nematode parasite A.costaricensis . [7]

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References

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