First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania

First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania

The invasive pest slug Arion lusitanicus (also known as Arion vulgaris) has spread throughout much of Europe within the last 60 years, becoming one of the worst agricultural and horticultural pest species. It has now been detected in Romania for the first time. There are dense populations at two sit...

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Main Authors: Ana-Maria Păpureanu, Heike Reise, András Varga
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University 2014-03-01
Series:Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
Subjects:
Arion vulgaris
invasive species
pest
Arion rufus
Online Access:http://mollusca.sav.sk/pdf/13/13.Papureanu.pdf
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spelling doaj-805d0f7910be40e9812bf4f6da797e242021-04-02T05:24:42ZcesDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk UniversityMalacologica Bohemoslovaca1336-69392014-03-0113611First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in RomaniaAna-Maria Păpureanu0Heike Reise1András Varga2Natural History Museum, Brukenthal National Museum, Str. Cetăţii no.1, RO-55016 Sibiu, RomaniaSenckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, PF 300154, D-02806 Görlitz, GermanyMátra Múzeum, Kossuth út 40, HU-3200 Gyöngyös, Hungary The invasive pest slug Arion lusitanicus (also known as Arion vulgaris) has spread throughout much of Europe within the last 60 years, becoming one of the worst agricultural and horticultural pest species. It has now been detected in Romania for the first time. There are dense populations at two sites in Braşov County (2013) and another occurrence in Mureş County (2012). We review occurrences in neighbouring countries and discuss evidence that A. lusitanicus might have arrived in Romania earlier. Further research on the species’ spread in Romania and on its impact on the native fauna and flora is necessary.http://mollusca.sav.sk/pdf/13/13.Papureanu.pdfArion vulgarisinvasive speciespestArion rufus
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author Ana-Maria Păpureanu
Heike Reise
András Varga
spellingShingle Ana-Maria Păpureanu
Heike Reise
András Varga
First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
Arion vulgaris
invasive species
pest
Arion rufus
author_facet Ana-Maria Păpureanu
Heike Reise
András Varga
author_sort Ana-Maria Păpureanu
title First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania
title_short First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania
title_full First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania
title_fullStr First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania
title_full_unstemmed First records of the invasive slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Romania
title_sort first records of the invasive slug arion lusitanicus auct. non mabille (gastropoda: pulmonata: arionidae) in romania
publisher Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
series Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
issn 1336-6939
publishDate 2014-03-01
description The invasive pest slug Arion lusitanicus (also known as Arion vulgaris) has spread throughout much of Europe within the last 60 years, becoming one of the worst agricultural and horticultural pest species. It has now been detected in Romania for the first time. There are dense populations at two sites in Braşov County (2013) and another occurrence in Mureş County (2012). We review occurrences in neighbouring countries and discuss evidence that A. lusitanicus might have arrived in Romania earlier. Further research on the species’ spread in Romania and on its impact on the native fauna and flora is necessary.
topic Arion vulgaris
invasive species
pest
Arion rufus
url http://mollusca.sav.sk/pdf/13/13.Papureanu.pdf
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