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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. [4] 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 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 ...
Limax marginatus Müller, 1774 is a synonym for Lehmannia marginata (Müller, 1774) Limax valentianus Férussac, 1822 is a synonym for Ambigolimax valentianus (Férussac, 1822) Limax nyctelius Bourguignat, 1861 is now placed in the genus Letourneuxia but the name has been used for Lehmannia carpatica (Bourguignat, 1861) and Ambigolimax ...
Limax Linnaeus, 1758 [5] - type genus of the family Limacidae; Limacus Lehmann, 1864; sometimes considered a subgenus of Limax; Bielzia Clessin, 1887 - with the only species Bielzia coerulans M. Bielz, 1851. Some authors, for example Russian malacologists, [5] classify genus Bielzia within separate family Limacopsidae. [5] Caspilimax P. Hesse ...
The reason is that Nunneley already described a Limax maculatus in 1837; this turned out to be a synonym of Limax maximus, but nevertheless the combination Limax maculatus cannot be re-applied to a species described under the name maculatus at a later date (even though that 1851 description used a different genus, Krynickillus).
In the unique mating ritual of Limax maximus the mating slugs lower themselves from elevated locations by a mucus thread. Mucus is an essential constituent of hagfish slime used to deter predators. [ 38 ]
Entwined everted penises of a pair of mating hermaphrodite slugs in the species Limax maximus. The reproductive system of gastropods (slugs and snails) varies greatly from one group to another within this very large and diverse taxonomic class of animals. Their reproductive strategies also vary greatly.
The slug mite, Riccardoella limacum, is known to parasitize several dozen species of mollusks, including many slugs, such as Agriolimax agrestis, Arianta arbustrum, Arion ater, Arion hortensis, Limax maximus, Milax budapestensis, Milax gagates, and Milax sowerbyi. Any use of beneficial organisms presents risks of new invaders or of disrupting ...
Limax ecarinatus; Limax luctuosus; Limax maximus; M. Malacolimax; Malacolimax tenellus; Malacolimax wiktori This page was last edited on 2 September 2016, at 18:35 ...