Parmarion martensi
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| Parmarion martensi | |
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| A Parmarion martensi in Guangdong, China | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Ariophantidae |
| Genus: | Parmarion |
| Species: | P. martensi |
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| Parmarion martensi | |
Parmarion martensi is a species of air-breathing land semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.
The probable native distribution of Parmarion martensi includes Southeast Asia.[2]
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.[3]
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]