Image of Valvata nowshahrensis Glöer & Pešić 2012

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Valvata O. F. Müller 1773

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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