Striped Field Slug at Glen Fergus, NSW
Identification history
| Ambigolimax nyctelia | 20 Nov 2022 | trevorpreston |
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3 comments
Michael123
wrote:
21 Nov 2022
The species formerly called Ambigolimax nyctelius is now Letourneuxia nyctelia (Bourguignat, 1861).
trevorpreston
wrote:
21 Nov 2022
Thanks Michael. Is this the 2nd change in a few years? I will have to get around to updating its name in CNM.
Michael123
wrote:
21 Nov 2022
Yes, the story does not end there however. Apparently the only correct way of determining these invasive slugs is by dissecting their reproductive systems and through DNA. But for the moment the pictured slugs above are Letourneuxia nyctelia (Bourguignat, 1861).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.265806-36.187781
- Altitude 899.0m
- Maps Coornartha Nature Reserve
- Places Glen Fergus, NSW
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2022 09:29 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Species information
- Ambigolimax nyctelia Scientific name
- Striped Field Slug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium Weed or Pest
- Up to 1221.29m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Lehmannia nyctelia
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