Scientific name Limax cinereoniger Higher classification Limax | ||
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Similar Limax, Limacidae, Gastropods, Limax maximus, Molluscs | ||
The largest european land snail the black keel back slug ukkoetana limax cinereoniger
Limax cinereoniger is a large species of air-breathing land slug in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae, the keelback slugs. This is the largest land slug species in the world.
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- The largest european land snail the black keel back slug ukkoetana limax cinereoniger
- Distribution
- Description
- Habitat
- Parasites
- References
Distribution
This slug is native to Europe. It is recorded in most of Europe, including Bulgaria, Czech Republic (where it is of least concern), Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Great Britain, Ireland, Finland, and Ukraine, and only missing in Scandinavia and in the extreme South.
Description
With a maximum length exceeding 20 centimeters, this species is the largest land slug.
Habitat
This species lives in woodlands and occasionally parks.
Parasites
Parasites of Limax cinereoniger include nematodes of genus Elaphostrongylus and Agfa flexilis.
References
Limax cinereoniger Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA