- P-ISSN2765-2203
- E-ISSN2765-2211
- KCI Candidate
First Report of the Leopard Slug (Limax maximus), a New Alien Species in Republic of Korea
Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea / Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea, (P)2765-2203; (E)2765-2211
2024, v.5 no.2, pp.50-54
https://doi.org/10.22920/PNIE.2024.5.2.50
Kibeom Park
(Invirustech)
Jihee Kim (Research Institute of Polar)
Su-gon Park (Yeungnam University)
Chang-gon Mun (National Institute of Ecology)
Su-hwan Kim (National Institute of Ecology)
Youngho Cho (National Institute of Ecology)
Youngjun Park (National Institute of Ecology)
Jihee Kim (Research Institute of Polar)
Su-gon Park (Yeungnam University)
Chang-gon Mun (National Institute of Ecology)
Su-hwan Kim (National Institute of Ecology)
Youngho Cho (National Institute of Ecology)
Youngjun Park (National Institute of Ecology)
Park,
K., Kim,
J., Park,
S., Mun,
C., Kim,
S., Cho,
Y., &
Park,
Y.
(2024). First Report of the Leopard Slug (Limax maximus), a New Alien Species in Republic of Korea. Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea, 5(2), 50-54, https://doi.org/10.22920/PNIE.2024.5.2.50
Abstract
On August 21, 2023, the National Institute of Ecology reported the sighting of an invasive slug resembling Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758. near Bambat Tree Frog Park, Suwon-si, Korea. This slug is known for its aggressiveness. Specimens were collected around the park and from nearby farms. Through barcoding analysis and sequence comparison, it was identified as L. maximus, confirming its presence in Republic of Korea, alongside two previously identified Limax species, Limax flavus Linnaeus, 1758 and Lehmannia marginatus O. F. Müller, 1774. This study represents the first documented report of L. maximus in the country.
- keywords
- Invasive alien species, Slugs, Limax maximus, Republic of Korea
- Submission Date
- 2024-02-16
- Revised Date
- 2024-03-19
- Accepted Date
- 2024-03-20
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