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Te putoko iaia

Veined slug

Pseudaneitea sp.
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[Pseudaneitea powelli]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pseudaneitea powelli. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pūtoi
Order
Tracheopulmonata
Whānau
Family
Athoracophoridae
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Te Rahi

  • Koia nei tētahi o ngā momo māori e 23 o tēnei whānau.

Size range

  • About 40 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • Kitea ai i te ngahere me ētahi atu wāhi māori.
  • Kai ai i te tipu.
  • He ohopō.

Distribution

  • One of more than 23 native species of this family

Te Huringa Ora

  • Whakaputa uri ai i roto i ngā huarākau pōpopo
  • Kai ai ngā torongū i ngā īhi pūhekaheka
  • Whakamahia ai i roto i ngā rangahautanga whakamātautau
  • Ko tōna ingoa kārangaranga i Aotearoa, ko te rango hua rākau

Life history

  • Found in bush or natural areas
  • Graze on fungi and algae on leaf surfaces
  • Nocturnal

Gallery

[Pseudaneitea papillata]. Image: d_kluza / CC-BY-NC-ND Image
Pseudaneitea papillata. Image: d_kluza / CC-BY-NC-ND
[Pseudaneitea pseudophyllum]. Image: pjd1 / CC0 Image
Pseudaneitea pseudophyllum. Image: pjd1 / CC0
[Pseudaneitea powelli]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Pseudaneitea powelli. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Eggs of a native veined slug. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Eggs of a native veined slug. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz