| Author | Cameron, R.A.D., Jackson, N. & Eversham, B. |
| Year | 1983 |
| Title | A Field Key to the Slugs of the British Isles |
| Series | AIDGAP |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the Britsh species, but critical groups not explored. |
| Source | AIDGAP, 18pp, Field Studies Council |
| Illustrations | Line drawings accompany the text, two colour plates in the centre. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | 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. |
| Examine | in the field in the field ( in the Hand is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | living specimens |
| Identification difficulty | Relatively straightforward, apart from the aggregate spp. |
