Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Sarasinula marginata

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Veronicelloidea

Genus
  
Sarasinula

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Veronicellidae

Scientific name
  
Sarasinula marginata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sarasinula, Veronicellidae, Sarasinula plebeia, Amphicyclotulus, Angiostrongylus costaricensis

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

Contents

Description

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

Distribution

Sarasinula marginata is found in countries and islands including:

  • Dominica. First reported in 2009.
  • Guadeloupe
  • Brazil, (Paraiba to Rio Grande do Sul)
  • Peru
  • Colombia
  • Ecology

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

    References

    Sarasinula marginata Wikipedia