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| synonyms = ''Apera sexangula'' | | synonyms = ''Apera sexangula'' <small>H. Watson, 1915</small> superseded combination | ||
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'''''Chlamydephorus sexangulus''''', also known as the '''hexagonal hunterslug''', is a species of predatory slug in the family ] endemic to the ]<nowiki/>s in South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Herbert |first=D. G. |date=1997-11-01 |title=The terrestrial slugs of KwaZulu-Natal: diversity, biogeography and conservation (Mollusca: Pulmonata) |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_174 |journal=Annals of the Natal Museum |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=197–239 |doi=10.10520/AJA03040798_174}}</ref> | '''''Chlamydephorus sexangulus''''', also known as the '''hexagonal hunterslug''', is a species of predatory slug in the family ]. <ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|1058391|''Chlamydephorus sexangulus''(H.Watson, 1915)|17 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Distribution== | |||
It is ] to the ]<nowiki/>s in South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Herbert |first=D. G. |date=1997-11-01 |title=The terrestrial slugs of KwaZulu-Natal: diversity, biogeography and conservation (Mollusca: Pulmonata) |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_174 |journal=Annals of the Natal Museum |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=197–239 |doi=10.10520/AJA03040798_174}}</ref> | |||
== Habitat and range == | == Habitat and range == |
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Predatory slug endemic to KZN, South Africa
Chlamydephorus sexangulus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Rhytididae |
Genus: | Chlamydephorus |
Species: | C. sexangulus |
Binomial name | |
Chlamydephorus sexangulus (H.Watson, 1915) | |
Synonyms | |
Apera sexangula H. Watson, 1915 superseded combination |
Chlamydephorus sexangulus, also known as the hexagonal hunterslug, is a species of predatory slug in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution
It is endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal coastal lowland forests in South Africa.
Habitat and range
Chlamydephorus sexangulus has been found under leaf litter and under large stone in coastal Podocarpus forests in KZN; it has also been found in thornveld.
Ecology
Chlamydephorus sexangulus is known to predate on species of Sphaerotherium such as Sphaerotherium giganteum.
References
- Chlamydephorus sexangulus(H.Watson, 1915). 17 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Herbert, D. G. (1997-11-01). "The terrestrial slugs of KwaZulu-Natal: diversity, biogeography and conservation (Mollusca: Pulmonata)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 38 (1): 197–239. doi:10.10520/AJA03040798_174.
- Herbert, D. G. (2000-05-01). "Dining on diplopods: remarkable feeding behaviour in chlamydephorid slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Journal of Zoology. 251 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00586.x. ISSN 0952-8369.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Chlamydephorus sexangulus |
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