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Sarasinula marginata

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Sarasinula marginata
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S. marginata
Binomial name
Sarasinula marginata
(Semper, 1885)

Sarasinula marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

Description

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Sarasinula marginata is superficially very similar to Sarasinula plebeia, however it can be distinguished from that species by minor differences in the male genitalia.[1]

Distribution

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Sarasinula marginata is found in countries and islands including:

Ecology

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This species was found in a dasheen (Colocasia esculenta) field in the Caribbean island of Dominica.[1] It appears to be a minor pest in the agriculture of Dominica.[1]

References

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This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13