Higher classification Philomycus | Genus Philomycus Rank Species | |
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Similar Philomycus, Philomycidae, Pallifera, Deroceras laeve, Philomycus togatus |
Philomycus carolinianus bosc 1802 carolina mantleslug
Philomycus carolinianus, common name the Carolina mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.
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![Philomycus carolinianus Philomycus carolinianus Bosc 1802 Carolina Mantleslug Page Two](https://alchetron.com/cdn/philomycus-carolinianus-1df02f74-c30c-4969-99fb-04b92478e88-resize-750.jpeg)
Philomycus carolinianus bosc 1802 carolina mantleslug
Anatomy
![Philomycus carolinianus Philomycus carolinianus Bosc 1802 Carolina Mantleslug](https://alchetron.com/cdn/philomycus-carolinianus-cdfafec5-702d-40ea-9f32-a0459ca8d70-resize-750.jpeg)
These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. The dart of Philomycus carolinianus is thick and curved.
![Philomycus carolinianus Mollusks Carnegie Museum of Natural History](https://alchetron.com/cdn/philomycus-carolinianus-2ea8c643-7825-4a6a-bf3d-b741b923aaf-resize-750.png)
![Philomycus carolinianus wwwdiscoverlifeorgIMIJOB0055320Philomycus](https://alchetron.com/cdn/philomycus-carolinianus-384e0263-0fe7-4783-bd00-ebf39276047-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Philomycus carolinianus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA