Tañan Veronica B, Dalan Loel B, Roy Sheryll Mae, Fuentes Augie, Tandingan De Ley Irma, Sumaya Nanette Hope N
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Andres Bonifacio, Tibanga, 9200 Iligan City, Philippines Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology Andres Bonifacio, Tibanga, 9200 Iligan City Philippines.
FBL-Nematology Research Group, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Conservation, Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Andres Bonifacio, Tibanga, 9200, Iligan City, Philippines FBL-Nematology Research Group, Center for Biodiversity Studies and Conservation, Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology Andres Bonifacio, Tibanga, 9200, Iligan City Philippines.
Biodivers Data J. 2024 Sep 5;12:e127375. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e127375. eCollection 2024.
The cosmopolitan terrestrial slug, (O. F. Müller, 1774), is reported in the Philippines for the first time and characterized through morphology, morphometrics, and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene analysis. Slug samples were recovered from two administrative regions in Mindanao, Philippines. In Region X, there were two sites: Misamis Oriental (Gingoog, 664 m a.s.l.; Claveria, 937 m a.s.l.) with farms planted with cabbage (), radish (, and eggplant (); and Bukidnon (Talakag, 1410 m a.s.l.) planted with cabbage. In Region XI, specimens were collected from potted ornamentals in five nurseries along the Kapatagan road, Davao del Sur, 1000-1200 m a.s.l. The external morphology of the specimens matched the published descriptions, and their identity was further confirmed by their partial COI sequences. The obtained COI sequence of the specimen in Region X showed 99-100% similarity with the voucher specimens from Mexico (KX959495, KX959496, KX959497, KX959498, and KX495499); while that of the specimen from Region XI is 100% identical to specimens collected from Japan (MW507142), Canada (MT680918 and MT941436), UK (KF894311), and Vietnam (MT941435 and MT941436). Moreover, from Region X and Region XI shared 98% similarity with each other. Preliminary surveys show that slug occurrence is prevalent mainly in highland regions of the southern Philippines where specialty crops/high value crops like vegetables and ornamentals are cultivated. Further surveys are essential to confirm any damage that they may cause, their distribution, associated parasites, and pest status in the Philippines.
世界性的陆地蛞蝓（O. F. 米勒，1774年）首次在菲律宾被报道，并通过形态学、形态测量学和细胞色素氧化酶亚基I（COI）基因分析进行了特征描述。蛞蝓样本从菲律宾棉兰老岛的两个行政区采集。在第十区，有两个地点：东米萨米斯省（金戈戈，海拔664米；克拉韦里亚，海拔937米），那里有种植卷心菜（）、萝卜（）和茄子（）的农场；以及布基农省（塔拉卡格，海拔1410米），种植着卷心菜。在第十一区，标本是从南达沃省卡帕塔甘公路沿线五个苗圃的盆栽观赏植物中采集的，海拔1000 - 1200米。标本的外部形态与已发表的描述相符，其身份通过部分COI序列进一步得到确认。在第十区获得的标本COI序列与来自墨西哥的凭证标本（KX959495、KX959496、KX959497、KX959498和KX495499）显示出99 - 100%的相似性；而来自第十一区的标本与从日本（MW507142）、加拿大（MT680918和MT941436）、英国（KF894311）和越南（MT941435和MT941436）采集的标本100%相同。此外，来自第十区和第十一区的[此处原文似乎有缺失信息]彼此之间有98%的相似性。初步调查表明，蛞蝓的出现主要在菲律宾南部的高地地区较为普遍，那里种植蔬菜和观赏植物等特色作物/高价值作物。进一步的调查对于确认它们可能造成的任何损害、其分布、相关寄生虫以及在菲律宾的害虫地位至关重要。
