Deroceras reticulatum
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| Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) |
Deroceras reticulatum or the grey field slug is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae.
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[edit] Description
This slug can be up to 35 mm in length when extended. It has a short keel at the back of the body.
It is very variable in color ranging from whitish, cream or brownish-yellow to blue-black. The body is mottled with dark brown grooves.
The mucus is milky-white and sticky.
[edit] Distribution and conservation status
Europe, North Africa and the Atlantic Islands. Introduced widely in North America.
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE) [1]
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic - least concern (LC) [2]
- Netherlands[3]
- Poland
- Slovakia
- In parts of Northern Michigan and Southern Michigan
[edit] Habitat
This species is very often a serious pest, in both agriculture and horticulture.
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 10 May 2007.
- ^ Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.
- ^ http://www.anemoon.org/anm/voorlopige-kaarten/landmollusken/wetenschappelijk/deroceras-reticulatum
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