Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1743

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336563
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFE9-FF86-FE28-0297FE70573C
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
status

Treatment

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Description

Thomas et al. (2010).

Distribution

Western Palaearctic, introduced into North and South America, South Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand ( Gaitán-Espitia et al. 2012). In Chile this species has been cited from 30° to 46° ( Valdovinos 1999; Letelier and Ramos 2002).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Human transportation/established ( Landler and Nuñez 2012).

Remarks

Synanthropic species, potential carrier of human pathogens ( Landler and Nuñez 2012). Nocturnal species, aggressive towards other slugs ( Gaitán-Espitia et al. 2012). EA, I.