THE STATUS OF INVASIVE DUSKY SLUG (ARION) SPECIES IN THE …
2023年5月18日 · Arion fuscus was found early in the spring before other slug species were active. This confirms the inaccuracy of previous distributions determined through visual identification, and calls for the widespread molecular re-examination of current slug distributions. Recommended Citation.
A discreet invasion: distribution, origins, and expansion of the ...
2017年10月31日 · The highly diversified European complex Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) s.l. is abundant throughout northeastern North America. However, surveys performed in the United States have reported a low mitochondrial diversity associated with a single species.
Northern Dusky Slug (Arion fuscus) - iNaturalist
Arion fuscus, also known as the 'Dusky Arion', is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.
Arion subfuscus group: Arion fuscus | Terrestrial Mollusk Tool
The Arion subfuscus group typical contains slugs that are fairly large, often attaining a maximum length of 70 mm as fully mature adults. A. subfuscus and A. fuscus were treated as the same species (A. subfuscus) until recently.
Dusky Arion | Mountain Lake Biological Station, U.Va.
2013年6月28日 · Arion subfuscus mates in the mid-to-late summer. Several days after mating, slugs will lay hundreds of 3-4 mm eggs in the soil, and die shortly thereafter.
American Malacological Society - Invasion of Arion subfuscus/fuscus …
I study a group of terrestrial slug species called the Arion subfuscus/fuscus complex. These European slugs are now very common in northeastern North America. During my master's degree, I collected specimens throughout southern Québec (Canada).
Mollusks : Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Arion subfuscus is from northwest Europe and is the most widely-introduced non-native slug in eastern North America. It can exploit a variety of habitats, including yards, fields, wetlands, and forests. This species is usually found low on tree trunks, rocks, or logs, or on the ground, so it is not as arboreal as the larger philomycid slugs.
Molluscabase - Arion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Variety Arion fuscus var. pyrenaicus Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Arion hortensis A. Férussac, 1819 Environment marine , brackish , fresh , terrestrial
Arion fuscus (O.F.Müller, 1774) - GBIF
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Accurate identification of cryptic slug taxa of the Arion subfuscus ...
2006年5月26日 · Two biological species of land slugs of the arionid subgenus Mesarion, viz. Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) and A. fuscus (Müller, 1774), are very similar morphologically and have overlapping distributional ranges in northwestern Europe.