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Worm slug

Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The worm slug (Boettgerilla pallens) is a species in the family Boettgerillidae.

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Quick facts about the worm slug

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the worm slug live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the worm slug as introduced in 13 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Italyinvasive
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Colombia
  5. Czechia
  6. Denmark
  7. Germany
  8. Ireland
  9. Mexico
  10. Poland
  11. Sweden
  12. Switzerland
  13. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the worm slug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the worm slug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyBoettgerillidae
  5. genusBoettgerilla
  6. SpeciesBoettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912

Synonyms Boettgerilla vermiformis

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • blednička útláCzech
  • OrmesneglDanish
  • WurmschneckeGerman
  • Babosa lombrizSpanish
  • matoetanaFinnish
  • Limace du CaucaseFrench
  • nyúlánk házatlancsigaHungarian
  • WormnaaktslakDutch
  • ormesnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Boettgerilla bladaPolish
  • Слизень червеобразныйRussian
  • slizoš červíkovitýSlovak
  • masksnigelSwedish
  • Хробалюк звичайнийUkrainian
  • WurmnacktschneckeGerman
  • WurmschnegelGerman
  • Grijze wormnaaktslakDutch
  • kaukasisk masksnigelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the worm slug

Other species in the same genus Boettgerilla.

CompareWorm slug vs Boettgerilla compressa

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the worm slug an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the worm slug as invasive in 1 country: Italy. It lists it as introduced in 13 in all.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Worm slug (Boettgerilla pallens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/worm-slug

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{worm_slug_2026,
  title = {Worm slug (Boettgerilla pallens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/worm-slug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}