| Eleutherocaulis haroldi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Veronicellidae |
| Genus: | Eleutherocaulis |
| Species: | E. haroldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherocaulis haroldi (Dundee, 1980) | |
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Eleutherocaulis haroldi, known as Purcell's hunter slug or the caterpillar slug, is a species of tropical land slug in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. It was first formally named Laevicaulis haroldi in 1980.
Distribution
Eleutherocaulis haroldi is native to South Africa.
Conservation status
In its home range in South Africa, Eleutherocaulis haroldi is endangered; it is threatened by habitat loss.. It has been introduced accidentally in India and is becoming an invasive pest. The species was first reported feeding and causing damage to Mulberry plants in Maharashtra. It is speculated to have reached India through various airports and international trade.
References
- ^ Herbert, D.G. (2000). Laevicaulis haroldi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed 25 October 2020.
- ^ Dundee D. S. (1980). "Laevicaulis haroldi, a new veronicellid slug from Natal, South Africa (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". The Nautilus 64(3): 118-120.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Eleutherocaulis haroldi (Dundee, 1980). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1457306 on 2020-10-25
- Nematology in South Africa : a view from the 21st century. Cham. ISBN 9783319442105.
- Chemmencheri, Ramakrishnan Sreeraj. "Invasion of the exotic slug, Laevicaulis haroldi Dundee, 1980 in Sunderban Biosphere Reserve,India" (PDF). BioInvasions Records. 10 (1): 21–27.
- "Meet the caterpillar slug, a potential future invader to India". The Indian Express. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- Mahapatra, Biswa Bhusana; N.A, Aravind. "Laevicaulis haroldi (Veronicellidae: Gastropoda), a potential future invader to India" (PDF). Current Science. 120 (11): 1781–1785.
- Avhad, Sunil.B; Shinde, K.S; Jalba, Hiware Chandrashekhar. "Record of molluscan pests in mulberry gardens in aurangabad district of Maharashtra State, India" (PDF). Indian Journal of Sericulture. 52 (1): 29–33.
- "(PDF) Laevicaulis haroldi (Mollusca, Veronicellidae): a 40-year journey from Natal (South Africa) to Kolkata (India)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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| Laevicaulis haroldi | |
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