Image of <i>Ampelita lamarei sakalava</i> (Angas 1877)

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Ampelita lamarei (Pfeiffer 1853)

locomotion

Lauga 2006
mucus mediated gliding
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/mucus_gliding

Definition: muscular waves propelling an animal over a mucus layer overlaying the substrate; alternating regions of muscular contraction and expansion create traveling waves that shear the mucus, resulting in translation of the animal.

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