Parmarion martensi explained

Parmarion martensi is a species of air-breathing land semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.

Distribution

The probable native distribution of Parmarion martensi includes Southeast Asia.

This species is already established in the USA, and is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.^[1]

Parmarion martensi is considered to be a pest species in Hawaii.^[2]

Ecology

Parmarion martensi is a host for the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which causes rat lungworm disease.^[2]

Parmarion martensi feeds on lettuce and on papaya in gardens in Hawaii, and is considered to be a pest.^[2]

Further reading

• Minato H. (1975). "A new record of Parmarion martensi from Ishigaki Island, the Southern Ryukyus, Japan". Venus 34(3-4): 109-111.
• Minato H. & Okubo K. (1991). "A record of Parmarion martensi Simroth, 1893 (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae) collected from Taiwan". The Chiribotan 22: 3-4.

External links

• Categorized Parmarion martensi information from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Notes and References

1. Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF .
2. Hollingsworth et al. (2007). "Distribution of Parmarion cf. martensi (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae), a New Semi-Slug Pest on Hawai‘i Island, and Its Potential as a Vector for Human Angiostrongyliasis". Pacific Science 61(4): 457-467. .