Cameron, R.A.D., Jackson, N. & Eversham, B., 1983

A Field Key to the Slugs of the British Isles

Separately bound reprint from Field Studies 5 (1983) 807-824. A short guide with dichotomous and tabular keys to those species which can be distinguished without dissection - ie the following are not reliably distinguished: Arion ater/rufus/vulgaris(lusitanicus auctt), A. hortensis agg, Deroceras reticulatum/agreste, although useful field hints are often interspersed through the notes, but this makes it rather cumbersome.

The work is downloadable from the FSC website.

Publisher	Field Studies Council (FSC)
Pages	18
Coverage	All the Britsh species, but critical groups not explored.
Illustrations	Line drawings accompany the text, two colour plates in the centre.
Identify	In the field (also useful to examine in the Hand).
Specimen Prep.	Living specimens.
Difficulty	Relatively straightforward, apart from the aggregate spp.

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

(Land Slugs) (Slugs)

Identification

Current

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