Genus of land slug
Limax
Limax maximus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Stylommatophora
Family:
Limacidae
Subfamily:
Limacinae
Genus:
Limax Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1]
Species
at least 33, see text
Synonyms
Chromolimax Pini, 1877
Eulimax Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Gestroa Pini, 1877
Heynemannia Malm, 1868
Limacella Brard, 1815
Limax (Brachylimax) Falkner & Niederhöfer, 2008· accepted, alternate representation
Limax (Eulimax) Moquin-Tandon, 1855
† Limax (Heinemannia) Malm, 1868 (junior objective synonym; incorrect subsequent spelling)
Limax (Heynemannia) Malm, 1868 (junior objective synonym)
Limax (Limax) Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
Macroheynemannia Simroth, 1888
Opilolimax Pini, 1877
Prolimax Simroth, 1906
Stabilea Pini, 1877
Limax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae .
Limax cinereoniger
The generic name Limax literally means "slug".
Limax dacampi
Some species, such as the leopard slug (L. maximus ) and the tawny garden slug (Limacus flavus ), are beneficial for the garden.[ 2]
The genus Limax sensu stricto is probably monophyletic .[ 3]
^ Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis . Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. pp. [1-4], 1-824. Holmiae. (Salvius).
^ Woman, Bug (2020-12-06). "London Natural History Society Talk – 'Slimy, Sticky and Unloved – Slugs in London' by Imogen Cavadino" . Bug Woman - Adventures in London . Retrieved 2024-05-20 .
^ Klee, B. 2006 Towards a phylogeny of Limax (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine The Malacologist. Molluscan Forum 2006.