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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Cameron, R.A.D., Jackson, N. & Eversham, B., 1983
A Field Key to the Slugs of the British Isles
Separately bound reprint from Field Studies 5 (1983) 807-824. A short guide with dichotomous and tabular keys to those species which can be distinguished without dissection - ie the following are not reliably distinguished: Arion ater/rufus/lusitanicus, A. hortensis agg, Deroceras reticulatum/agreste, although useful field hints are often interspersed through the notes, but this makes it rather cumbersome.
The work is downloadable from the FSC website.
| Publisher |
Field Studies Council (FSC) |
| Pages |
18 |
| Coverage |
All the Britsh species, but critical groups not explored. |
| Illustrations |
Line drawings accompany the text, two colour plates in the centre. |
| Identify |
In the field (also useful to examine in the Hand). |
| Specimen Prep. |
Living specimens. |
| Difficulty |
Relatively straightforward, apart from the aggregate spp. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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