Veronicella

Veronicella
Ve·ron·i·cel·la (və-ron″ĭ-selґə) a genus of slugs of the family Veronicellidae, order Pulmonata. V. leydiґgi and other species are intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis on various islands in the Pacific.

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