Check List 10(1): 149-150, doi: 10.15560/10.1.149
First record of Deroceras invadens Reise, Hutchinson, Schunack & Schlitt, 2011 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Agriolimacidae) from the island of Newfoundland, Canada
expand article infoRobert G. Forsyth‡
‡ New Brunswick Museum, Canada

Corresponding author: Robert Forsyth ( rforsyth@telus.net )

© 2017 Robert Forsyth.
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Citation: Forsyth R (2014) First record of Deroceras invadens Reise, Hutchinson, Schunack & Schlitt, 2011 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Agriolimacidae) from the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Check List 10(1): 149-150. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.1.149
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Abstract
The introduced European slug Deroceras invadens Reise, Hutchinson, Schunack & Schlitt, 2011 is here reported from St. John’s, Newfoundland. This new record is the first from the island of Newfoundland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and from Atlantic Canada. It is the first verified record for this species living outside of greenhouses in eastern Canada.
Keywords
invasive species; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Agriolimacidae; Deroceras