Athoracophorus bitentaculatus
Encyclopedia
Athoracophorus bitentaculatus, is a species
of land slug
, a terrestrial
gastropod mollusc in the family
Athoracophoridae.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of land slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Athoracophoridae.
Ecology
Parasites of Athoracophorus bitentaculatus include:- Hugotdiplogaster neozelandia (Nematoda, Diplogasteridae) is parasiting in the penis and in the oviduct
Further reading
- Barker G. M. (1978). "A reappraisal of Athoracophorus bitentaculatus, with comments on the validity of genus ReflectopalliumReflectopalliumReflectopallium is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, specifically leaf-veined slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Athoracophoridae.-Species:Species within the genus include:* Reflectopallium delli Burton, 1963...
(Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(2): 281-288. - Burton D. W. (1978). "Anatomy, histology, and function of the reproductive system of the tracheopulmonate slug Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy and Gaimard)". Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington 68: 1-16.
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
(1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216906-1 - Burton D. W. (1963). "New Zealand Land Slugs—Part 2". Tuatara 11(2): 90-96.