Deroceras
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Deroceras [1] is a taxonomic genus of small to medium sized, air-breathing, land slugs.
They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Agriolimacidae. These slugs were previously simply classified in the genus Agriolimax.
One species (Deroceras reticulatum, the grey field slug) is a serious pest to agriculture and horticulture.
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[edit] Description
These slugs are light gray or brown to black-brown, and have little in the way of markings, if any. The brown species usually grow to around 25 mm long, and the grey garden or field species can grow to around 50 mm long.
The mucus of the brown slug is thin, clear, and colorless. When the grey garden slug is distressed, the mucus is milky and sticky.
[edit] Species
Species in the genus include:
- Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Deroceras panormitanum (Lessona et Pollonera, 1882)
- Deroceras praecox Wiktor, 1966
- Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Deroceras rodnae Grossu et Lupu, 1965
- Deroceras sturanyi (Simroth, 1894)
- Deroceras turcicum (Simroth, 1894)
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[edit] References
- ^ Deroceras (TSN 77301). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on July 12, 2007.
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