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| - | ====== About the slug ====== | + | =========== About the slug ============ |
| The //Ariolimax Dolicophallus// is a relatively unstudied species. Here we aim to provide concise and accurate biological information about the //Ariolimax Dolicophallus//. | The //Ariolimax Dolicophallus// is a relatively unstudied species. Here we aim to provide concise and accurate biological information about the //Ariolimax Dolicophallus//. | ||
| - | =====Banana slug biology===== | + | ===========Banana slug biology=========== |
| - | ==== Presentation of John Pearse and Jan Leonard ==== | + | |
| - | Presented to the BME235 Slug Genome class on April 23, 2010, this website [[http://compbio.soe.ucsc.edu/slugGenome/|http://compbio.soe.ucsc.edu/slugGenome/]] contains a pdf "All About Banana Slugs". | + | |
| ====Taxonomy==== | ====Taxonomy==== | ||
| - | The term "banana slug" refers to any member of the genus //Ariolimax//, of which there are three species. They are part of the mollusc superfamily Arionoidea, which contains most terrestrial air-breathing slugs. Within //Ariolimax//, there are three species: //A. columbianus//, //A. californicus//, and //A. dolichophallus//, which is the UC Santa Cruz mascot. | + | The term "banana slug" refers to any member of the genus //Ariolimax//, of which there are three species. They are part of the mollusk superfamily Arionoidea, which contains most terrestrial air-breathing slugs. Within //Ariolimax//, there are three species: //A. columbianus//, //A. californicus//, and //A. dolichophallus//, which is the UC Santa Cruz mascot. |
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| + | Snails and slugs belong to the gastropod class in the mollusc phylum. The term "[[http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/nonslug|slug]]" does not describe a group of species with a common ancestor. Slugs are gastropods that through the course of evolution have lost their functional shell. The term "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_slug|banana slug]]" is the common name for members of the Ariolimax genus. The [[http://memim.com/banana-slug.html|Ariolimax]] genus were first described in publication by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch in 1859. The species //[[http://eol.org/pages/396042/overview|A. dolichophallus]]// was first described in publication, [[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2421208|here]], by Albert R. Mead in 1943. | ||
| ====Appearance and anatomy==== | ====Appearance and anatomy==== | ||
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| Many animals are predators of the banana slug, including birds, raccoons, snakes, and salamanders. However, due to the mucous secreted by the slug, most such predators will roll the slug around in the dirt to remove the slime before eating the slug.((http://www.greatwildoutdoors.com/2007/09/10/banana-slug/)) | Many animals are predators of the banana slug, including birds, raccoons, snakes, and salamanders. However, due to the mucous secreted by the slug, most such predators will roll the slug around in the dirt to remove the slime before eating the slug.((http://www.greatwildoutdoors.com/2007/09/10/banana-slug/)) | ||
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| + | ==== Presentation by John Pearse and Jan Leonard ==== | ||
| + | Presented to the BME235 Slug Genome class on April 23, 2010, this website [[http://compbio.soe.ucsc.edu/slugGenome/|http://compbio.soe.ucsc.edu/slugGenome/]] contains a pdf "All About Banana Slugs". | ||
| + | A similar presentation was given to the Spring 2015 class, notes can be found [[https://banana-slug.soe.ucsc.edu/lecture_notes:04-01-2015|here]]. | ||
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| ====Search strategies ==== | ====Search strategies ==== | ||
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