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Malacolimax tenellus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Limacoidea

Subfamily
  
Limacinae

Scientific name
  
Malacolimax tenellus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Limacidae

Genus
  
Malacolimax

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Malacolimax tenellus AnimalBase Malacolimax tenellus species homepage

Similar
  
Malacolimax, Lehmannia marginata, Lehmannia, Arion silvaticus, Boettgerilla pallens

Malacolimax tenellus is species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.

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Description

The body is yellow in color and can grow up to 50 mm

Habitat

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

  • Czech Republic - least concern (LC)
  • Ukraine
  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • Pyrenees
  • Croatia
  • Romania
  • Ecology

    This species thrive in woodland.

    Parasites of Malacolimax tenellus include:

  • Elaphostrongylus spp.
  • References

    Malacolimax tenellus Wikipedia