A new semislug of the genus Laocaia (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicarionidae) from Vietnam

By

Dedov, Ivailo
Schneppat, Ulrich
Quang Vu, Manh
Quoc Huy, Nguyen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

846

Pages

19-30

Subjects

Helicarionidae , Laocaia , new species , Vietnam

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.846.34372

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Laocaia Kuzminykh, 1999, Laocaiasimovi Dedov & Schneppat, sp. nov., is described, which was collected from a single locality in northern Vietnam. Color pictures of living specimens are provided. For the first time, information on the ecology and biology of a representative of the genus Laocaia is presented.