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Few comprehensive works have investigated non-indigenous snails and slugs as a group. We compiled a database of non-indigenous gastropods in Israel to explore how they arrived and spread, characteristics of their introduction, and their biological traits. Fifty-two species of introduced gastropods are known from Israel (of which nine species subsequently went extinct): 19 species of freshwater snails and 33 species of terrestrial gastropods. The majority of these species are found only in human-dominated habitats. Most of those found in natural habitats are aquatic species. Most snails are introduced unintentionally from various parts of the Holoarctic region, reaching Israel as stowaways with horticultural imports and the aquarium trade, but some are brought intentionally to be used as pets or for food. Because the study of this group in Israel is very limited, information regarding their distribution in the country and their effects on other species is incomplete. Though only nine species of non-indigenous snails have been found to date in natural habitats, some of these are very abundant. More information and research is required to enable effective management schemes.
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We thank M. Algouati and Sh. Moran for valuable data and the internal university fund (Tel-Aviv University) for supporting this research.
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Interceptions by inspectors of the Plant Protection and Inspection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of land and freshwater gastropods for which no specimens have been found so far in Israel
Taxon | Family | Terrestrial/freshwater | Origin | Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filopaludina martensi martensi (von Frauenfeld, 1865) | Viviparidae | Freshwater | Thailand | 2005/2006 | For food |
Filopaludina martensi cambodjensis (Mabille & Le Mesle, 1869) | Viviparidae | Freshwater | Thailand | 2006 | For food |
Pila ampullacea (Linnaeus, 1758) | Ampullariidae | Freshwater | Thailand | 2006/2007 | For food |
Digoniostoma truncata (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) | Bithyniidae | Freshwater | Singapore/Hong Kong | Pre-1979 | On aquarium plants |
Ameriana carinata (H. Adams, 1861) | Planorbidae | Freshwater | Singapore/Hong Kong | Pre-1979 | On aquarium plants |
Gyraulus convexiusculus (Hutton, 1842) | Planorbidae | Freshwater | Singapore/Hong Kong | Pre-1979 | On aquarium plants |
Planorbarius corneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Planorbidae | Freshwater | Germany | 2002 | On waterlilies |
Planorbis planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Planorbidae | Freshwater | Germany | 2002 | On waterlilies |
Succinea putris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Succineidae | Terrestrial | Germany | 2002 | On waterlilies |
Succinea striata (Krauss, 1848) | Succineidae | Terrestrial | South Africa | 2001 | Among grapes |
Gittenbergia sororcula (Benoit, 1859) | Valloniidae | Terrestrial | “Netherlands” (France) | 2002 | On Sempervivum |
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) | Achatinidae | Terrestrial | Ghana Nigeria “Netherlands” (Togo) | 2001 2002 2007 | As “pets” As “pets” On Codiaeum (Croton) cuttings |
Discus rotundatus (Müller, 1774) | Discidae | Terrestrial | Netherlands | 2002 | On Orchid |
Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837) | Oxychilidae | Terrestrial | Belgium | 1986 | In potplants |
Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 | Limacidae | Terrestrial | Netherlands | 2007 | In Bromeliacea |
Arion species | Arionidae | Terrestrial | Netherlands | 2001 | On Sedum (specimen rotten) |
Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758) | Helicidae | Terrestrial | Estonia | 2007 | In peat |
Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmaessler, 1837) | Hygromiidae | Terrestrial | “Cyprus” | 2000 | Among tomatoes |
Cernuella neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805) | Hygromiidae | Terrestrial | Spain | 1987 | In peat |
Monacha parumcincta (Menke, 1828) | Hygromiidae | Terrestrial | “Cyprus” | 2000 | Among tomatoes |
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Roll, U., Dayan, T., Simberloff, D. et al. Non-indigenous land and freshwater gastropods in Israel. Biol Invasions 11, 1963–1972 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9373-4
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