Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug)

Interactions where Arion ater is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Riccardoella oudemansi a slug mite Trombidiformes: Ereynetidae Les acariens du genre Riccardoella Berlese, 1923 parasites du poumon de mollusques gasteropodes pulmones terrestres., Fain, A. & van Goethem, J.L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Ereynetidae/Riccardoella (Proriccardoella) oudemansi/Riccardoella (Proriccardoella) oudemansia slug mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Arionidae/Arion (Arion) ater/Arion (Arion) atergreat black slug, large black slug ectoparasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Fain, A. & van Goethem, J.L., 1986Les acariens du genre Riccardoella Berlese, 1923 parasites du poumon de mollusques gasteropodes pulmones terrestres.Acarologia Vol 27 (2): 125-140.

Arion ater (Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArion ater (Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug)
Species aggregateArion ater agg. (black slugs, orange slugs)
GenusArion (a genus of slugs)
FamilyARIONIDAE (roundback slugs)
OrderPULMONATA (slugs and snails)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arion ater (Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug)

Arion ater (Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arion ater (Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Arion ater (Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug)

A large black, brown, grey, orange or dull yellowish slug.

The fringe is generally the same dull colour as the rest of the upper surface and this is the only species in the Aion ater aggregate which can have a black foot fringe.

Brown forms will have a sole of the same colour or paler.

Heathland forms are black with a black foot fringe and the sole either black or dark grey.

This is also the only member of the group which reliably sways from side to side in the contracted state when firmly stroked from head to tail.

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