Introduced Prophysaon andersonii (J.G. Cooper, 1872) in Quebec, Canada: first record of Prophysaon (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Arionoidea) in eastern North America, confirmed by partial-COI gene sequence

Annegret Nicolai (1) , Robert Forsyth (2)

1 OSUR - Station Biologique de Paimpont CNRS UMR 6653
2 New Brunswick Museum

We report for the first time the terrestrial slug Prophysaon andersonii (J.G. Cooper, 1872) from Quebec, Canada. Two specimens were collected in Parc national du Bic. The identification was determined by the external morphology and partial-COI gene sequence data. The genus Prophysaon is endemic to western North America, and the new record indisputably represents an introduction. No species of Prophysaon has, until now, been noticed in North America from outside its native range.

Mots clés: Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I; introduced species; Mollusca; Reticulate Taildropper; terrestrial slugs

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Annegret Nicolai, Robert Forsyth. Introduced Prophysaon andersonii (J.G. Cooper, 1872) in Quebec, Canada: first record of Prophysaon (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Arionoidea) in eastern North America, confirmed by partial-COI gene sequence. Check List, 2020, 16 (2), pp.307-316. ⟨10.15560/16.2.307⟩. ⟨hal-02519141⟩