Deroceras agreste
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| Deroceras agreste | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade Limacoid clade |
| Superfamily: | Limacoidea |
| Family: | Agriolimacidae |
| Genus: | Deroceras |
| Species: | D. agreste |
| Binomial name | |
| Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Deroceras agreste is a species of air-breathing land slug in the family Agriolimacidae. Its common names include field slug, grey field slug, milky slug,[1] and northern field slug.[2] It is native to Asia and northern and central Europe.[1]
This slug is up to 5 centimeters long. It is pale brown, tan,[1] "buff or oatmeal-coloured",[2] with a darker head and tentacles. There are no obvious body markings. The sole of the foot is white. The mucus is clear, but when disturbed, the sole produces a white mucus.[1]
This species lives in moist grassy and marshy habitat types. It feeds on dead and living plant material, and is sometimes an agricultural pest on crops such as lettuce. Its lifespan is about one year.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Deroceras agreste. Terrestrial Mollusc Tool.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deroceras (Deroceras) agreste (Linnaeus 1758), Northern field slug. MolluscIreland. National Museums Northern Ireland. 2010.
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