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The introduced terrestrial slugs Ambigolimax nyctelius (Bourguignatı 1861) and Ambigolimax valentianus (Férussacı 1821) (Gastropoda: Limacidae) in Californiaı with a discussion of taxonomyı systematicsı and discovery by citizen science

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Vendetti, Jann E., Burnett, Emily, Carlton, Lidia, Curran, Anne T., Lee, Cedric, Matsumoto, Ron, Donnell, Rory Mc, Reich, Inga, Willadsen, Ole (2019): The introduced terrestrial slugs Ambigolimax nyctelius (Bourguignatı 1861) and Ambigolimax valentianus (Férussacı 1821) (Gastropoda: Limacidae) in Californiaı with a discussion of taxonomyı systematicsı and discovery by citizen science. Journal of Natural History 53 (25): 1607-1632, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1536230

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