Phyllocaulis variegatus is a species of land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae.
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Species: | P. variegatus
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Phyllocaulis variegatus (Semper, 1885)
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Distribution
editThe distribution of Phyllocaulis variegatus includes Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.[1]
Parasites
editThis species is an intermediate host to Brachylaima species.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Phyllocaulis variegatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Thiengo S. C. & Amato S. B. (1995). "Phyllocaulis variegatus (Mollusca: Veronicellidae), a new intermediate host for Brachylaima sp. (Digenea: Brachylaimatidae)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 90(5): 621-622. doi:10.1590/S0074-02761995000500015. HTM.