Species of slug found on the Pacific coast of North America known as the Pacific banana slug
Pacific Banana Slug
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Stylommatophora
Family:
Ariolimacidae
Genus:
Ariolimax
Species:
A. columbianus
Binomial name
Ariolimax columbianus
(Gould, 1851)
The Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus) is a species of slug found on the Pacific coast of North America.[1] It is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimeters (9.8 in) long.[1] As of 2021, it is the most commonly observed species in the genus Ariolimax on the citizen science website iNaturalist.[2] An important function of this particular species is the role it plays in seed dispersion.[3]
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^Gervais, J., Traveset, A., Willson, M. (1998). “The Potential for Seed Dispersal by the Banana
Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)”. The American Midland Naturalist. Vol. 140. Is. 1. Pp.
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