Arion ater
TaxID: 145126
Basic Information
Arion ater
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Arion ater, the black slug (also known as black arion, European black slug, or large black slug), is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs. Many land slugs lack external shells, having a vestigial shell. Most slugs retain a remnant of their shell, which is usually internalized, unlike other terrestrial mollusks (such as snails) which have external shells. Without such shells, slugs produce mucus—that may also contain toxins—to deter predators. Terrestrial slugs produce two other forms of mucus that facilitate locomotion and prevent death from drying. Such mollusks are hermaphroditic. Slugs most often function as decomposers but are also often omnivores. Arion ater is one such slug, decomposing organic matter, preying on other organisms, and consuming vegetative matter including agricultural crops. Native to Europe, the black slug is an invasive species in Australia, Canada (British Columbia, Newfoundland, Quebec), and the United States (Pacific Northwest, Alaska).
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Arionidae
Arion
Arion ater
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Mollusca;c__Gastropoda;o__Stylommatophora;f__Arionidae;g__Arion;s__Arion ater
Molluscs
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Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (3 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| Japan | Quarantine pests | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (0 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
No distribution records available.
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR3467022 | pooled tissues (mantle, gonad, digestive gland, foot) | mature | pooled male and female | 1226891 | N/A | |
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PRJNA320058 SRX1736827 SRP074181 mollusk European slug (Arion ater) multitissue transcriptome Slugs were captured from Delika (42o56´21´´N; 2o58´53´´W). Mantle, gonad, digestive-gland and foot were dissected and storage in RNAlater at -80ºC. Total RNA was individually extracted using TRIZOL and following Invitrogen manufacturer´s instructions. Samples were purified using RNAse columns (Qiagen). Samples were equally pooled and Evrogen cDNA synthesis service was used to produce a full-length-enriched double stranded cDNA using modified template-switching (SMART) approach and normalized using duplex specific nuclease method. Sequencing was performed using 454 GS FLX Titanium platform and reads were assembled using Newbler algorithms. {'age': 'no identified', 'sex': 'pooled male and female', 'tissue': 'pooled tissues (mantle, gonad, digestive gland, foot)', 'ecotype': 'Delika (Araba, Basque Country, Spain)', 'dev_stage': 'mature', 'biosamplemodel': 'Model organism or animal'} |
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