Ocular tentacle malformation in Deroceras reticulatum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Agriolimacidae)

Malformations in animals have long been known. In gastropod, natural and induced malformations are mentioned in different systems and in ocular tentacles, mainly linked to cases of parasitism and exposure to pollutants (molluscicides and chemicals). In this study we present a new malformation not do...

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Published inPapéis avulsos de zoologia (São Paulo) Vol. 59; p. e20195932
Main Authors Daglio, Daniel Eduardo, Lucía, Micaela De, Robinson, David Gwyn, Gregoric, Diego Eduardo Gutiérrez
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 2019
Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects
Anomalies
Nursery gardens
Pesticides
Slugs
ZOOLOGY
Nursery gardens
Slugs
Pesticides
Anomalies
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Summary:Malformations in animals have long been known. In gastropod, natural and induced malformations are mentioned in different systems and in ocular tentacles, mainly linked to cases of parasitism and exposure to pollutants (molluscicides and chemicals). In this study we present a new malformation not documented in the ocular tentacles of slug Deroceras reticulatum that could be due to the action of pesticides. This malformation in D. reticulatum is the first malformation to be mentioned for South America in nursery gardens.
ISSN:0031-1049
1807-0205
1807-0205
DOI:10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.32