Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774) Author Araya, Juan Francisco Laboratorio de Invertebrados Acuáticos, Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile; & Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Ñuñoa, Chile text Journal of Natural History 2015 2015-02-28 49 29 1731 1761 journal article 21137 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703 ed406cdc-dbc5-4841-8221-917c3d346274 1464-5262 3997965 Aplysia juliana Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 Description Marcus (1955) . Distribution Circumtropical; eastern and western Atlantic ( Marcus 1955 ) as well as the Indian and Pacific Oceans ( Kay 1964 ), in shallow marine habitats. In Chile this species has been recorded in Iquique ( 20°11 ʹ S , 70°08 ʹ W ), Antofagasta ( 23°38 ʹ S , 70°24 ʹ W ) and Taltal ( 25°24 ʹ S , 70°29 ʹ W ) ( Castilla et al. 2005 ). This species was found for the first time in Antofagasta in 1982 ( Tomicic 1985 ), associated with ENSO events. Possible mechanism of introduction/Status Associated with ENSO events/unestablished ( Castilla et al. 2005 ). Remarks This is a large herbivorous marine slug, feeding almost exclusively on the alga Ulva lactuca ( Frings and Frings 1965 ) . UA, SA.