TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent collecting reveals the presence of Boettgerilla pallens (Stylommatophora, Boettgerillidae) in Mexico
AU - Araiza-Gómez, Victoria
AU - Ruiz, Enrico A.
AU - Naranjo-García, Edna
AU - Zúñiga, Gerardo
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - An introduced slug, Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912, was found both in the Pedregal de San Angel Ecological Reserve, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City and Teopancingo, Puebla. Although this slug is native to Europe, it has been recently recorded from various locations around the world. Through dissection, the diagnostic characters were identified as the spindle shaped swelling along the vas deferens characteristic of the genus, and the elongate shape of the bursa copulatrix typical of this species. In addition, cytochrome oxidase I mtDNA, and 16S and 28S ribosomal RNA genes were sequenced and used in a phylogenetic analysis to confirm its identity.
AB - An introduced slug, Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912, was found both in the Pedregal de San Angel Ecological Reserve, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City and Teopancingo, Puebla. Although this slug is native to Europe, it has been recently recorded from various locations around the world. Through dissection, the diagnostic characters were identified as the spindle shaped swelling along the vas deferens characteristic of the genus, and the elongate shape of the bursa copulatrix typical of this species. In addition, cytochrome oxidase I mtDNA, and 16S and 28S ribosomal RNA genes were sequenced and used in a phylogenetic analysis to confirm its identity.
KW - 16S and 28S rRNA
KW - COI mtDNA
KW - invasive species
KW - terrestrial slug
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84951940190&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4003/006.033.0215
DO - 10.4003/006.033.0215
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0740-2783
VL - 33
SP - 227
EP - 231
JO - American Malacological Bulletin
JF - American Malacological Bulletin
IS - 2
ER -