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Scientific Name: Platevindex tigrinus (Stoliczka, 1869)
Synonym: Onchidium tigrinum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Mangrove slug
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Onchidiidae
Description:
A diminutive slug, having an oval shape, and featuring a tough, leathery mantle. Its head has tentacles, which are sturdy at the base, relatively thick in the middle, and slightly thicker at the tips where the eyes are situated. The foot is wide. On the upper surface, there are small granules interspersed between prominent tubercles, and each of these tubercles has a jet-black dot at its apex. The body is predominantly a pale greenish color with irregular markings, while the larger tubercles, housing granules, are black-tipped. The tentacles and head appear in dark green, with black eyes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Estuaries of the Sundarbans and other coastal mangroves
Environment:
brackish
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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