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Athoracophorus
''Athoracophorus'' is a genus of air-breathing, land slugs, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Athoracophoridae. Species Species in the genus ''Athoracophorus'' include: * ''Athoracophorus bitentaculatus'' (Jean René Constant Quoy, Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard, Gaimard, 1832) * ''Athoracophorus maculosus'' Burton, 1963 * ''Athoracophorus suteri'' Burton, 1963 Description The body of the animal is limaciform, subcylindrical and tapering behind; inferior tentacles wanting. mantle (mollusc), Mantle is anterior, small, triangular, lateral, adherent, enclosing the shell-plate. There are no longitudinal furrows above the margin of the foot, and no caudal mucous pit. There is no distinct locomotive disk. External respiratory and anal orifices are on the right central margin of the mantle. Orifice of the combined genital system is behind and below the right eye-peduncle. The shell-plate is internal, flat, calcareous, oblong an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athoracophorus Bitentaculatus
''Athoracophorus bitentaculatus'', is a species of land slug, a Terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Athoracophoridae. Distribution ''A. bitentaculatus'' is endemic to List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand, New Zealand. Ecology Parasites of ''Athoracophorus bitentaculatus'' include: * ''Hugotdiplogaster neozelandia'' (Nematoda, Diplogasteridae) is parasiting in the penis and in the oviductMorand S. & Barker G. M. (1995). "''Hugotdiplogaster neozelandia'' n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogasteridae), a parasite of the New Zealand endemic slug, ''Athoracophorus bitentaculatus'' (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)". ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'' 22(1): 109-113. . References Further reading * Barker G. M. (1978). "A reappraisal of ''Athoracophorus bitentaculatus'', with comments on the validity of genus ''Reflectopallium'' (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)". ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'' 5(2): 281– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |