Anatomy of digestive tract of the Indian garden slug, Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1822)

Abstract

Observations of the anatomy of digestive tract (alimentary canal) of the Indian garden slug, Laevicaulis alte (Ferussac, 1822) were made during 2013-2014. Present study emphasizes the anatomical studies on alimentary canal of the slug Laevicaulis alte in relation to its feeding habit. These slugs were recovered from local gardens of Kulbhaskar Ashram P.G. College Allahabad. The said slug belongs to class: Gastropoda, order: Systellommatophora and family: Veronicellidae. This slug Laevicaulis alte is thought to be of African origin, but has been introduced to southern Asia, Australia and many Pacific islands [1] .