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.