Author | Rowson, B., Turner, J., Anderson, R. & Symondson, B. |
Year | 2013 |
Title | Slugs of Britain & Ireland. |
Type | Draft work in progress |
Final Form | AIDGAP key |
Illustrations | Colour photographs and drawings |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | At last! A decent modern account of slugs! The keys take a bit of getting used to as they switch from landscape to portrait, and from single page to spread. Beware of using the keys without recourse to the final printed guide as there is much useful information in the species accounts. |
Examine | with x8 or x10 hand lens |
Identification difficulty | A very difficult group: colour variability, species complexes in the large common Arions and the small common Deroceras, and the young of larger species are often difficult to distinguish from adults of smaller species. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Superseded | [Land Slugs] | slugs | Animalia: Stylommatophora |
For identification | Superseded | AGRIOLIMACIDAE | a family of slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
For identification | Superseded | ARIONIDAE | roundback slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
For identification | Superseded | BOETTGERILLIDAE | worm slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
For identification | Superseded | LIMACIDAE | keelback slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
For identification | Superseded | MILACIDAE | a family of slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
For identification | Superseded | TESTACELLIDAE | shelled slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
For identification | Superseded | TRIGONOCHLAMYDIDAE | a family of slugs | Animalia: Pulmonata |
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