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Tandonia kusceri
Tandonia kusceri is a species of slug belonging to the family Milacidae.
From the article Tandonia kusceri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species is believed to be native to parts of the Balkans (Bulgaria, the European part of Turkey, northern Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia) and eastern Romania. It has been introduced more widely:
It was reported in the Odessa region of Ukraine already in 1902, which might or might not represent an introduction. In 1998 it was observed in the Mykolaiv region and in 2004 in the Crimea. The first record from further west, in the Transcarpathian region, was in 2018, and it continues to spread further. Croatia (garden in Dubrovnik) in 1972 Montenegro since 2000 Moldova since 2011 Slovakia since 2014 Samothraki Island in Greece since 2017 Hungary, widely distributed when first noted in 2019 Austria since 2020 In the Caucasus region, there are records from both Russia and Georgia (both in 2021). In the USA it was reported from a Chicago garden in 2013. In Canada, there are numerous records from Ontario from 2017 onwards.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 607772.