Meghimatium fruhstorferi

Meghimatium fruhstorferi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Philomycidae
Genus:	Meghimatium
Species:	M. fruhstorferi
Binomial name
Meghimatium fruhstorferi (Collinge, 1901) [1]
Synonyms
Meghimatium melachloros Simroth, 1903 Philomycus (Meghimatium) fruhstorferi(Collinge, 1901) Incilaria fruhstorferi

Meghimatium fruhstorferi is a species of medium to large air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Philomycidae and the superfamily Arionacea, the roundback slugs.

Distribution

Its distribution is Japan and Taiwan. ^[2]

Subspecies:

• Meghimatium fruhstorferi daiseniana (Cockerell)

References

1. Collinge W. E. (1901). "Description of some new species of slug collected by Mr. H. Fruhstofer". J. Malacol.8: 118-121.
2. "Taiwan shell result". shell.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

Further reading

• Chang N. S., Jeong K. H. & Kim Y. U. (1995). "Morphological and histochemical studies on the hermaphroditic and male reproductive organs of a Korean slug Incilaria fruhstorferi". Korean J. Malacol.11: 78-91.

External links

• A video of the slug moving on YouTube