Peronia verruculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Onchidiidae |
| Genus: | Peronia |
| Species: | P. verruculata |
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| Peronia verruculata (Cuvier, 1830) | |
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Peronia verruculata is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae.[1]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.
Human Use
In the Philippines, Peronia verruculata, is considered a delicacy in certain coastal communities. The slug is typically harvested from intertidal areas and consumed raw with simple sauces made from kalamansi with soy sauce.[2]
References
- ^ a b Peronia verruculata (Cuvier, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 September 2010.
- ^ "How to eat warty slugs".
- Dayrat, B. (2009) Review of the current knowledge of the systematics of Onchidiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) with a checklist of nominal species. Zootaxa 2068: 1–26