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Arion alpinus Pollonera, 1887 in the Czech Republic (Gastropoda: Arionidae)

  • 1. Šumava National Park Administration, Dept. of Science and Research, Sušická 399, CZ-34192 Kašperské Hory, Czech Republic
  • 2. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Dept. of Invertebrates – Malacology Section, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
  • 3. Puechhaimgasse 52, A-3580 Horn, Austria
  • 4. Institute of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
  • 5. Evolutionary Biology Group, Dept. of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium

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The first records of the pulmonate land snail Arion alpinus in the Czech Republic are presented and the European distribution and ecology of this species are discussed. A. alpinus occurs in forest ecosystems in the southern part of the Czech Republic at the margin of its continuous distribution range. Both externally and anatomically the Czech Republican specimens strongly resemble A. alpinus from neighbouring countries. Identification was confirmed by DNA analysis.

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Journal article: 10.5817/MaB2006-5-51 (DOI)
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