Snake Lungworm Alliance & Monitoring

Resources

Please see these curated documents for use of education and outreach purposes. As new discoveries are made more we will update the available information and resources.

Educational Material

Snake Lungworm Factsheet

SLAM Introduction Factsheet

Webinar: Pesky Pentastomes: Parasitic Crustaceans Coming to a State Near You

Publications

The invasive pentastome Raillietiella orientalis in a banded water snake from the pet trade

The mitochondrial genome of the pentastome parasiteRaillietiella orientalisHett, 1915 (Raillietiellida; Raillietiellidae) with notes on its phylogenetic position

Infection Experiments Indicate That Common Florida Anurans and Lizards May Serve as Intermediate Hosts for the Invasive Pentastome Parasite, Raillietiella orientalis

Documenting Range Expansion of the Invasive Pentastome Parasite, Raillietiella orientalis, Using Southern Black Racer and Eastern Coachwhip Road Mortality

Florida Land Steward Update, June 13, 2025

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UF taps global invasion ecology expert to lead new era of the Invasion Science Institute

In the summer of 2000, a young undergraduate named Luke Flory was knee-deep...

June 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector

Recap of June 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector Snails and slugs...