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Veronicellidae

10 species · Animals

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Systellommatophora › Veronicellidae

Laevicaulis haroldi D.S.Dundee, 1980

The caterpillar slug Eleutherocaulis haroldi is a tropical leatherleaf land slug native to South Africa, first formally named in 1980.

Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1822)

Laevicaulis alte is an invasive dark, narrow-footed dry-adapted shell-less slug native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Laevicaulis natalensis (Krauss, 1848)

Laevicaulis natalensis is a slug species endemic to Southern Africa, with distinct physical features described here.

Veronicella cubensis (L.Pfeiffer, 1840)

Veronicella cubensis is an invasive slug species native to Cuba that poses multiple potential threats.

Leidyula sloanii (Cuvier, 1816)

Leidyula sloanii is a variable-colored slug native to Jamaica, an introduced invasive pest that threatens agriculture in the US.

Phyllocaulis variegatus (C.Semper, 1885)

Phyllocaulis variegatus is a land slug species in the Veronicellidae family, found in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Leidyula floridana (Leidy, 1851)

Leidyula floridana, common name Florida leatherleaf, is a tropical shell-less air-breathing land slug in the family Veronicellidae with a wide distribution.

Leidyula moreleti (Crosse & P.Fischer, 1872)

Leidyula moreleti is an air-breathing land slug native to Mexico, considered a high-risk potential invasive pest for the USA.

Sarasinula plebeia (P.Fischer, 1868)

Sarasinula plebeia, the bean slug, is an invasive land slug that poses a potential quarantine threat in the USA.

Belocaulus angustipes (Heynemann, 1885)

Belocaulus angustipes is a slug species native to South American tropics, established as non-native in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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