Galapagos Species Database
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Deroceras laeve
Description of the soft parts and limacella: Slug usually smaller, slim, posteriorly obtusely narrowing; keel short, ill defined; mantel shield about 0.5 of body length; body wall thin, transparent, usually brown, grey, or black, less frequently brownish cream, unicoloured in appearance but under magnification seen to be speckled or flecked; border of pneumostome rather inconspicuous; sole pale grey to brown, more transparent medially than laterally; genital orifice immediately posterior to right ocular peduncle; shell thin, white, oblong-oval to ovoid with right margin straight to convex, dorsal surface weakly convex, with distinct growth lines; ventral surface concave; vestigial protoconch near posterior margin, non-protruding, situated asymmetrically at left side; an organic sheet surrounding shell; upon to 25 mm in length (Barker 1999).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Superfamily
Limacoidea
Family
Agriolimacidae
Genus
Deroceras
Species
laeve
Taxon category: Accepted
Status alternate representation MolluscaBase eds. (2021).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1966
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz Island (Smith 1966). Records in CDF collection: Floreana Island (agricultural area), Isabela Island (natural zone and agricultural areas) and Santa Cruz Island (urban area) (Miquel & Herrera, 2014).
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"Galapagos Species Database, Deroceras laeve", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7508. Accessed 29 April 2025.