Red slug

Red slug
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Arionidae
Genus: Arion
Species:
A. rufus
Binomial name
Arion rufus
(Linnaeus, 1758)[2]

The red slug (Arion rufus), also known as the large red slug,[3] chocolate arion[4] and European red slug,[5] is a species of land slug in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.

  1. ^ Rowson, B. (2017). "Arion rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T171016A1320066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171016A1320066.en. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Linn1758 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Arion (Arion) rufus (Linnaeus 1758), Large red slug MolluscIreland. National Museums Northern Ireland. 2010.
  4. ^ Arion rufus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  5. ^ Rosetta, R. European red slug. Pacific Northwest Nursery IPM. Oregon State University.