Arion ater agg.
(black slugs, orange slugs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Arion ater
Great Black Slug, Large Black Slug
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 		Species 4 images
Arion rufus
Red Slug, Large Red Slug
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 		Species 92 images
Arion ater agg. var orange
Orange Variety Of Black Slug
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 		Variety 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateArion ater agg. (black slugs, orange slugs)
GenusArion (a genus of slugs)
FamilyARIONIDAE (roundback slugs)
OrderPULMONATA (slugs and snails)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anderson, R. 2009 Personal Communication
() Beedham, G.E. 1972 Identification of the British Mollusca Hulton Group Keys, 236pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Arion ater agg. (black slugs, orange slugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arion ater agg. (black slugs, orange slugs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arion ater agg. (black slugs, orange slugs)

A group of large orange, brown or black slugs which are very difficult to distinguish.

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