Athoracophorus bitentaculatus explained

Athoracophorus bitentaculatus, is a species of land slug endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Ecology

Parasites of Athoracophorus bitentaculatus include:

• Hugotdiplogaster neozelandia (Nematoda, Diplogasteridae) (in the penis and oviduct)^[2]

Further reading

• Barker G. M. (1978). "A reappraisal of Athoracophorus bitentaculatus, with comments on the validity of genus Reflectopallium (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(2): 281–288.
• Burton D. W. (1978). "Anatomy, histology, and function of the reproductive system of the tracheopulmonate slug Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy and Gaimard)". Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington 68: 1-16.
• Powell A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand,
• Burton D. W. (1963). "New Zealand Land Slugs—Part 2". Tuatara 11(2): 90–96.

External links

• Citizen science observations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 14 February 2017.
2. Morand S. & Barker G. M. (1995). "Hugotdiplogaster neozelandia n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogasteridae), a parasite of the New Zealand endemic slug, Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 22(1): 109-113. .