Invasion of Spanish slug Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Gastropoda Arionidae) in Latvia between 2016 and 2020

Current issue: Volume 21, No. 1 (2021)

INVASION OF SPANISH SLUG ARION VULGARIS MOQUIN-TANDON, 1855 (GASTROPODA ARIONIDAE) IN LATVIA BETWEEN 2016 AND 2020

Iveta Jakubāne, Digna Pilāte, Maksims Zolovs

Jakubāne I., Pilāte D., Zolovs M. 2021. Invasion of Spanish slug Arion vulgaris MoquinTandon, 1855 (Gastropoda Arionidae) in Latvia between 2016 and 2020. Acta Biol. Univ.
Daugavp., 21 (1): 83 – 88.

Abstract
The paper presents data on the distribution of Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 in Latvia. This study shows that the involvement of citizens in science activities markedly help collect data on species distribution. The involvement of citizens resulted in the registration of 94 new localities of Spanish slug in Latvia between 2016 and 2020. In Latvia, species mainly occurin anthropogenic habitats, but also invade natural habitats.

Key words: Arion vulgaris, Latvia, invasion.

Iveta Jakubāne, Maksims Zolovs. Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Science and Tehnology, Parādes str. 1a. Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia, E-mail: iveta.jakubane@biology.lv, maksims.zolovs@du.lv

Digna Pilāte. Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, Rigas str. 1111, LV 2169, Salaspils, Latvia, E-mail: digna.pilate@silava.lv

Maksims Zolovs. Riga Stradins University, Statistics Unit, Balozu str. 14, Riga, Latvia