tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post2716522744754706340..comments2023-12-24T07:02:43.274+08:00Comments on Catalogue of Organisms: Wild Slug Chases (Taxon of the Week: Gastrodontoidea)Christopher Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-33964673758840819762009-08-26T04:50:05.059+08:002009-08-26T04:50:05.059+08:00Try the online biodiversity library. There is life...Try the online biodiversity library. There is life outside Google:<br />http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/<br />Warning: it is strongly addictive.Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-10907000010107725772009-08-09T16:46:47.933+08:002009-08-09T16:46:47.933+08:00Gastrodontidae also possess an internal duct betwe...<i> Gastrodontidae also possess an internal duct between the male and female parts of the reproductive system</i><br /><br />So there's a vas deferens between them?<br /><br />bdum-tish :DDrhozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568690792248953538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-50091569218958569152009-08-07T09:13:25.694+08:002009-08-07T09:13:25.694+08:00A slug is a really just a shell-less snail. "...A slug is a really just a shell-less snail. "Slugs" are hugely polyphyletic, and an entire continuum could be put together from snails with fully-developed shells to ones with reduced, tiny shells (like the one in the top photo on this post) to species with mostly-internalised shells to entirely shell-less species. Terrestrial gastropods with reduced shells are often referred to as "semi-slugs".Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-72116148206263974672009-08-07T04:29:51.565+08:002009-08-07T04:29:51.565+08:00Potentially stupid question:
Is there even a real...Potentially stupid question:<br /><br />Is there even a real taxonomic distinction between slugs and snails? Or are they all snails? Are "slugs" paraphyletic?Zachary Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035947146927565746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-60761139688785071442009-08-05T17:00:41.642+08:002009-08-05T17:00:41.642+08:00I signed up last week (I think ... I've lost t...I signed up last week (I think ... I've lost track of time) for the Gastro WikiProject, so I should pull my finger out and contribute. It's a very worthwhile project!Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-76387743474153010682009-08-05T07:53:03.371+08:002009-08-05T07:53:03.371+08:00Thank you, Susan, for your work on the project and...Thank you, Susan, for your work on the project and for telling us about it here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831355954619691739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-67126191005356032062009-08-04T21:02:43.927+08:002009-08-04T21:02:43.927+08:00I agree with Aydin, who forwarded me a link to you...I agree with Aydin, who forwarded me a link to your post. There are very few malacologists in total, and most of the professionals (except Aydin and a few outstanding others) are way too busy with career-building (think resume and publications list) to spend time putting info onto the 'net. Two other great on-line sources are Malacolog and the SeaSlugForum, both are for marine species though.<br /><br />I did want to point out that the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia has a project called WikiProject Gastropods, which is rapidly expanding its coverage of the class, and is currently stronger on terrestrial groups. There are already well over 5,000 gastropod-related articles in total (OK, the majority are stubs.) 2,000 articles were created in the last 2 years. The creation, maintenance and expansion of these articles is all done entirely on a volunteer basis.<br /><br />Over the next couple of years the coverage of the major groups will become much more fleshed-out. The article "love dart" is already pretty great I think, and the articles Clausiliidae and clausilium are showing some promise. <br /><br />In the interests of full disclosure: I volunteer a lot on this project. It would be excellent if you, or any other seriously interested person ever feels like contributing, even in the most minor way.<br /><br />To look at the project page (and its associated discussion or talk page) put "Wikipedia:WikiProjectGastropods" into the Wikipedia search slot.<br /><br />Very best to you,<br /><br />Susan J. HewittAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-46387771525197176422009-08-04T13:21:11.825+08:002009-08-04T13:21:11.825+08:00*Is there a better way of putting this? I just rea...<i>*Is there a better way of putting this? I just realised that the phrase "live young" is a bit unfortunate - after all, it's not as if eggs are dead.</i><br /><br />Now your sounding like one of those crazy pro-slug-lifers.Joséhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684587358078811386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-34055651536636142142009-08-04T09:50:18.706+08:002009-08-04T09:50:18.706+08:00Considering that the mollusks are the 2nd most spe...Considering that the mollusks are the 2nd most speciose phylum, one would think that there would be proportionately more information about them on the web. One problem may be that there aren't that many malacologists around.<br /><br />>they incubate their eggs internally until they hatch out and are released as live young<br /><br />How about "released as baby snails"?AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-22910032253796368892009-08-04T02:44:51.553+08:002009-08-04T02:44:51.553+08:00...that is, they incubate their eggs internally un...<i>...that is, they incubate their eggs internally until they hatch out and are released as live young*.<br /><br />*Is there a better way of putting this? I just realised that the phrase "live young" is a bit unfortunate - after all, it's not as if eggs are dead.</i><br /><br />I dunno, maybe, "released pre-hatched"?<br /><br />cicelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com