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Costasiella kuroshimae (also known as a leaf slug, sea sheep, or leaf sheep) is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae. [1] Despite being animals, they indirectly perform photosynthesis, via kleptoplasty. [2]
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Limax maximus (literally, "biggest slug"), known by the common names great grey slug and leopard slug, is a species of slug in the family Limacidae, the keeled slugs. [4] It is among the largest keeled slugs, Limax cinereoniger being the largest. Limax maximus is the type species of the genus Limax. The adult slug measures 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 ...
[4] [21] [22] [23] Even though Nemaslug® takes longer (1–3 weeks) to kill slugs than chemical molluscicides, it has been shown to be equally or more effective at killing slugs. [24] An added advantage to P. hermaphrodita is its ability to strongly suppress feeding of infected slugs [ 24 ] and to deter non-infected slugs away from treated soil.
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Like all Aplysia species, the California sea hare is herbivorous. Its diet consists primarily of red algae such as Laurencia pacifica, Plocamium pacificum, and Ceramium eatonianum, which give the animal its typically reddish or pinkish coloration. Some California sea hares will appear more brown, which helps them blend into their surroundings. [11]
Elysia crispata, common name the lettuce sea slug or lettuce slug, is a large and colorful species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk. [ 1 ] The lettuce slug resembles a nudibranch , but it is not closely related to that clade of gastropods; it is classified as a sacoglossan .
The black slug (also known as black arion, European black slug, or large black slug), Arion ater, is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs. Many land slugs lack external shells, having a vestigial shell. [ 2 ]