Parmarion martensi

Parmarion martensi is a species of air-breathing land semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.

Parmarion martensi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade
Superfamily:	Helicarionoidea
Family:	Ariophantidae
Subfamily:	Ostracolethinae
Genus:	Parmarion
Species:	P. martensi
Binomial name
Parmarion martensi Simroth, 1893[1]

Distribution

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]