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======Banana Slug Biology====== =====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. =====Appearance and Anatomy===== Ariolimax dolichophallus, the slender banana slug, can grow up to 7" long. As the name suggests, banana slugs are usually bright yellow in color, although they can also be green, black, brown, or white. Banana slugs are similar to other terrestrial species in their anatomy. They have two sets of retractable tentacles on their head. The top pair of larger tentacles are frequently referred to as eyestalks, and are used for light-sensing. =====Ecology===== =====References=====
Discussion
Several of the citations here are to other Ariolimax. I think that there needs to be some subdivision of the citation list to avoid swamping the few A. dolichophallus references.
There also needs to be a section on search strategies, since clearly the strategies used so far are inadequate—there are a lot more things out there that the class haven't begun to find.
Need to fix the 6 footnotes to use refnotes citations.
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