''Phyllocaulis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of land

slug Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc. The word ''slug'' is also often used as part of the common name of any gastropod mollusc that has no shell, a very reduced shell, or only a smal ...

s, shell-less terrestrial

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Veronicellidae The Veronicellidae, also known by their common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a family of pulmonate terrestrial slugs. The herbivorous molluscs occur mainly in the tropical and subtropical areas of America, Asia and Africa. They act as intermed ...

, the leatherleaf slugs. This is a South American genus.

Species

Species within the genus ''Phyllocaulis'' include: * ''

Phyllocaulis boraceiensis ''Phyllocaulis'' is a genus of land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. This is a South American genus. Species Species within the genus ''Phyllocaulis'' include: * ' ...

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Phyllocaulis gayi ''Phyllocaulis'' is a genus of land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. This is a South American genus. Species Species within the genus ''Phyllocaulis'' include: * ' ...

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Phyllocaulis renschi ''Phyllocaulis'' is a genus of land slugs, shell-less terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. This is a South American genus. Species Species within the genus ''Phylloca ...

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Phyllocaulis soleiformis ''Phyllocaulis'' is a genus of land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. This is a South American genus. Species Species within the genus ''Phyllocaulis'' include: * ' ...

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Phyllocaulis tuberculosus ''Phyllocaulis'' is a genus of land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. This is a South American genus. Species Species within the genus ''Phyllocaulis'' include: * ' ...

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Phyllocaulis variegatus ''Phyllocaulis variegatus'' is a species of land slug, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Phyllocaulis variegatus'' includes List of non-marine molluscs ...

References

* Gomes, S.R., Britto da Silva, F., Mendes, I.L., Thomé, J.W., Bonatto, S.L., 2010. Molecular phylogeny of the South American land slug ''Phyllocaulis'' (Mollusca, Soleolifera, Veronicellidae). - Zoologica Scripta 39: 177-186. Veronicellidae {{Veronicellidae-stub