Malacolimax tenellus explained

Malacolimax tenellus (lemon slug^[1]) is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.

Description

The body is yellow in color and can grow up to .^[2]

Habitat

This species is known to live in a number of countries and areas:

• Czech Republic – least concern (LC)^[3]
• Ukraine^[4]
• Great Britain
• Ireland
• Pyrenees
• Croatia
• Romania

Ecology

This species thrive in woodland.

Parasites of Malacolimax tenellus include:

• Elaphostrongylus spp.^[5]

External links

• http://www.marcosalemi.com/malacolimax-tenellus/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lemon slug. 13 February 2020.
2. Web site: AnimalBase :: Malacolimax tenellus species homepage. www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de. 2016-03-29.
3. Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L.. 2001. Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem.. 65. 25–40.
4. Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N.. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 . 1. 91–109.
5. Olsson I.-M., Stéen M. & Mann H. . 1993. Gastropod hosts of Elaphostrongylus spp. (Protostrongylidae, Nematoda). 10.7557/2.13.1.1074. Rangifer. 13. 1. 53–55. free.