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banana_slug_biology [2010/04/26 20:56]
karplus Added headings for subsections of bibliography
banana_slug_biology [2010/04/30 22:05]
jlong Presentation of John Pearse and Jan Leonard
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 ======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"​.
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 =====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 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.