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Predatory slug endemic to KZN, South Africa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Chlamydephorus |
| Species: | C. sexangulus |
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| Chlamydephorus sexangulus (H.Watson, 1915) | |
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Apera sexangula H. Watson, 1915 superseded combination | |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.
External links
- Watson, H. (1915). "Studies on the carnivorous slugs of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum. 3 (2): 213. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- Marinespecies.org: image
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