Sarasinula Explained

Sarasinula is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

Species

Species in the genus Sarasinula include:

• Sarasinula dubia (Semper, 1885)^[1]
• Sarasinula linguaeformis (Semper, 1885)^[2]
• Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885)^[3]
• Sarasinula plebeia (P. Fischer, 1868)^{[1] [3]}  - Caribbean leatherleaf

Notes and References

1. Naranjo-García, E., et al. (2007). A review of the Veronicellidae from Mexico (Gastropoda: Soleolifera); Revisión de los Veronicellidae de México (Gastropoda: Soleolifera). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 78(1), 41-50.
2. Laitano, A. C., et al. (2001). Report on the occurrence of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in southern Brazil, in a new intermediate host from the genus Sarasinula (Veronicellidae, Gastropoda). Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 34(1), 95-97.
3. Robinson, D. G., et al. (2009). The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species. Zoologische Mededelingen 83(13), 615-50.