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Haida Gwaii Slug
Staala gwaii
Staala gwaii, the Haida Gwaii slug, is a species of slug in the family Arionidae. It is the only species in the genus Staala....
From the article Staala on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The slug grows to 1-2 cm long. Its distinctive mantle features a pronounced hump, and small, black-tipped projections or papillae cover its entire body. It is jet black to grey or tan in colour.
== References ==
Range & habitat
Scientists catalogued the Haida Gwaii slug in 2003 in Haida Gwaii. It was thereafter noted on Brooks Peninsula on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. These areas were both refugia or nearby refugia during the Late Glacial Maximum. Therefore they harbour several Ice Age relicts, of which Staala gwaii is just one. This camelback slug is a poor disperser, and has not expanded beyond its range.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 231439.