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Limax
''Limax'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae. The generic name ''Limax'' literally means "slug". Some species, such as the leopard slug (''L. maximus''), are beneficial for the garden. The genus ''Limax'' ''sensu stricto'' is probably monophyletic.Klee, B. 200Towards a phylogeny of ''Limax'' (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)''. ''The Malacologist''. Molluscan Forum 2006. Distribution This genus is native to Europe, but at least one species (''L. maximus'') has been introduced into North America. Species The genus ''Limax'' includes at least 33 species: AnimalBase. Accessed 5 May 2009. * '' Limax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limax Aeolianus
''Limax'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae. The generic name ''Limax'' literally means "slug". Some species, such as the leopard slug (''L. maximus''), are beneficial for the garden. The genus ''Limax'' ''sensu stricto'' is probably monophyletic.Klee, B. 200Towards a phylogeny of ''Limax'' (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)''. ''The Malacologist''. Molluscan Forum 2006. Distribution This genus is native to Europe, but at least one species (''L. maximus'') has been introduced into North America. Species The genus ''Limax'' includes at least 33 species: AnimalBase. Accessed 5 May 2009. * '' Limax ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limax Maximus
''Limax maximus'' (literally, "biggest slug"), known by the common names great grey slug and leopard slug, is a species of slug in the family Limacidae, the keeled slugs.Marshall, B. (2014). Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819992 on 2014-11-06 It is among the largest keeled slugs, '' Limax cinereoniger'' being the largest. ''Limax maximus'' is the type species of the genus ''Limax''. The adult slug measures in length and is generally a light greyish or grey-brown with darker spots and blotches, although the coloration and exact patterning of the body of this slug species is quite variable. This species has a very unusual and distinctive mating method, where the pair of slugs use a thick thread of mucus to hang suspended in the air from a tree branch or other structure. Although native to Europe, this species has been accidentally introduced to many other parts of the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
