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- A new species of dancing semislug has been discovered in a limestone hill area of northeastern Thailand.
- This new semislug differs from three known related species found in western and southern Thailand based on several physical traits including body and shell coloration, reproductive structures, and the shape and texture of sexual organs.
- Key identifying features include variations in penial caecum appearance, penis and epiphallus shape, as well as differences in radula (tooth structure) formula and morphology.
Article Abstract
In this study, we describe a new dancing semislug from a limestone hill area in northeastern Thailand. differs from the three recognized congener species from western and southern Thailand, due to differences in their body and shell lobes coloration, appearance of penial caecum, shape and surface texture of penis and epiphallus, and radula formula and morphology.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10220496 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1163.103650 | DOI Listing |
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