Journal
| Title | Morphology, morpho-taxometric and molecular characterization of the invasive alien species Caribbean leatherleaf slug Sarasinula plebeia (Gastropoda: Veronicellidae): a first record in southern Philippines Posted by Nanette Hope Sumaya |
| Authors | Loel Dalan, Michelle Anne Diano & Nanette Hope Sumaya |
| Publication date | 2023/2/2 |
| Journal | Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia |
| Volume | v.63 |
| Issue | e202363010 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publisher | Museum of Zoology of the University of SÃÂão Paulo |
| Abstract | Herein, we first report the comprehensive description of the terrestrial slug, Sarasinula plebeia (Gastropoda: Veronicellidae) by employing morphology, morphoâÃÂÃÂtaxometrics and molecular analysis. A rapid survey on terrestrial slug invaâÃÂÃÂsive alien species (IAS) was conducted in La Dicha, Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay, the Philippines. Obtained COI gene sequencâÃÂÃÂes shared 100% similarities to S. plebeia from Brazil (JX532107, KM489378), Dominica (KM489500) and Vietnam (KM489367) and further supported using Bayesian analysis thus designated as S. plebeia isolate LDZS. Notably, the first reported S. plebe-ia in 2013 from Batan island, Batanes, northern Philippines, characterized through COI gene markers (JQ582277, JQ582278, JQ582279) showed 100% sequence similarities to a closely related veronicellid slug, Laevecaulisalte isolates (LC636101, LC636102, LC636103, and LC636104) from Japan. Taken this into account, our S. plebeia LDZS isolated from an agricultural field is the first report in the Philippines with combined diagnostic tools for the taxon |
| Index terms / Keywords | COI gene; IAS; Morphology; Pneumostome; Sarasinula species; Terrestrial slug |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.010 |
| URL | https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz |