Prophysaon Bland & W. G. Binney 1873

Prophysaon, common name taildropper slugs, is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ariolimacidae. ^[2]

These slugs can self-amputate (autotomy) a portion of their tail.^[3] This autotomy has been observed in the species Prophysaon andersoni.^[4]

Distribution

This genus of slugs occurs in North America, including California and Oregon.

Species

Species in the genus Prophysaon include 10 species (9 according to Turgeon et al. 1998^[5][6] plus one known undescribed species^[3]):

• Prophysaon andersoni (J. G. Cooper, 1872) - Reticulate Taildropper, Anderson's Taildropper Slug
• Prophysaon boreale Pilsbry, 1948 - Northern Taildropper
• Prophysaon coeruleum Cockerell, 1890 - Blue-Gray Taildropper
• Prophysaon dubium Cockerell, 1890 - Papillose Taildropper
• Prophysaon fasciatum Cockerell in W. G. Binney - Banded Taildropper
• Prophysaon foliolatum (Gould, 1851) - Yellow-bordered Taildropper
• Prophysaon humile Cockerell, 1890 - Smoky Taildropper
• Prophysaon obscurum (Cockerell, 1890) - Mottled Taildropper
• Prophysaon vanattae Pilsbry, 1948 - Scarlet-backed Taildropper
  • Prophysaon vanattae var. pardalis
• Prophysaon undescribed species from Siskiyou County, California.^[3][7]

Species brought into synonymy

• Prophysaon flavum Cockerell, 1890: synonym of Prophysaon andersonii (J.G. Cooper, 1872)
• Prophysaon hemphilli Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873: synonym of Prophysaon andersonii (J.G. Cooper, 1872)
• Prophysaon pacificum Cockerell, 1890: synonym of Prophysaon andersonii (J.G. Cooper, 1872)

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Prophysaon es un género de babosas terrestres que respiran aire. Son moluscos gasterópodos pulmonados terrestres de la familia Arionidae.

Estas babosas pueden autoamputar (autotomía) una porción de su cola como forma de protección ante un ataque al permitirle huir.^[2]​ Esta comportamiento de autotomía ha sido observado en la especie Prophysaon andersoni.^[3]​

Este género de babosas se da en América del Norte, incluyendo California y Oregón.

Especies

El género Prophysaon incluye 10 especies (9 según Turgeon et al. 1998^[4]​ más una especie conocida no descrita^[3]​):

• Prophysaon andersoni (J. G. Cooper, 1872)
• Prophysaon boreale Pilsbry, 1948
• Prophysaon coeruleum Cockerell, 1890
• Prophysaon dubium Cockerell, 1890
• Prophysaon fasciatum Cockerell in W. G. Binney
• Prophysaon foliolatum (Gould, 1851)
• Prophysaon humile Cockerell, 1890
• Prophysaon obscurum (Cockerell, 1890)
• Prophysaon vanattae Pilsbry, 1948
• Prophysaon vanattae var. pardalis
• Especie de Prophysaon no descrita del condado de Siskiyou, California.^[3]​

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