• Source: Leidyula floridana

Leidyula floridana, common name the Florida leatherleaf, is a species of tropical air-breathing land slug, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae.




Distribution


Leidyula floridana, a slug species native to the Caribbean (Cuba to Jamaica) and southern Florida, has extended its range to northern Florida. It is also found in Louisiana and Texas. As a non-native species, it has been identified in Mexico, Nicaragua, and Cuba.




References






Further reading


Cook A. (1986) "Functional aspects of the mucus-producing glands of the Systellommatophoran slug, Veronicella floridana". Journal of Zoology 211(2): 291-305. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1987.tb01535.x




External links



Leidyula floridana on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site and photo
drawings of anatomy of Leidyula floridana by Joseph Leidy

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Leidyula floridana
• Leidyula
• Suprapedal gland
• List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba
• List of non-marine molluscs of Nicaragua
• List of non-marine molluscs of Mexico