Species Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1774)
Grey Field Slug
- Limax reticulatus Müller, O.F. 1774. Vermium Terrestrium et Fluviatilium, seu Animalium Infusorium, Helminthicorum, et Testaceorum, non marinorum, Succincta Historia. Havniae & Lipsiae : Heineck & Faber Vol. 2 xxvi 214 pp. [10].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Seeland, Denmark. - Limax legrandi Tate, R. 1881. On some Australian slugs, chiefly Tasmanian. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1880: 15-18 [1881] [16].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Hobart (Legrand) and Launceston (Petterd), TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hutchinson, J.M.C., Reise, H. and Schlitt, B. 2022. Will the real Limax nyctelius please step forward: Lehmannia, Ambigolimax, or Malacolimax? No, Letourneuxia!. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 151(1): 19-41 [30]
Generic Combinations
- Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1774). —
Altena, C.O. van R. & Smith, B.J. 1975. Notes on introduced slugs of the families Limacidae and Milacidae in Australia, with two new records. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 3: 63-80
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced worldwide.
Introduced from Europe.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Crop, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Suburban cultivated, grazer.
General References
Altena, C.O. van R. & Smith, B.J. 1975. Notes on introduced slugs of the families Limacidae and Milacidae in Australia, with two new records. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 3: 63-80 (anatomy)
Runham, N.W. & Hunter, P.J. 1970. Terrestrial Slugs. London : Hutchinson 184 pp. (biogeography, physiology, ecology)
South, A. 1989. A comparison of the life cycles of the slugs Deroceras reticulatum (Muller) and Arion intermedius Normand, on permanent pasture. Journal of Molluscan Studies 55(1): 9-22 (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | LIMACOIDEI ("Limacoid clade") | 15-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED |