Philomycus togatus

Philomycus togatus, also known as the toga mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.

Philomycus togatus
NE[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Arionoidea
Family:
Philomycidae
Genus:
Philomycus
Species:
P. togatus
Binomial name
Philomycus togatus

Anatomy

These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[2]

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References
  1. IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 6 October 2008.
  2. Ken Hotopp: Land Snails of Pennsylvania: Philomycus togatus (Gould, 1841) Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, published online 2 January 2006.
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