• Source: Limacidae

      • Limacidae, also known by their common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.


      Distribution


      The distribution of the family Limacidae is the western Palearctic. There are 28 species of Limacidae in Russia and adjacent countries.


      Anatomy




      Cytology


      In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 25 and also lies between 31 and 35 (according to the values in this table).


      Taxonomy




      = 2002 taxonomy

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      Zhiltsov & Schileyko (2002) elevated the subfamily Bielziinae to family level, Bielziidae, based on the morphology of the reproductive system of Bielzia coerulans.


      = 2005 taxonomy

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      The following two subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

      subfamily Limacinae Lamarck, 1801 - synonyms: Limacopsidae Gerhardt, 1935; Bielziinae I. M. Likharev & Wiktor, 1980
      subfamily Eumilacinae I. M. Likharev & Wiktor, 1980


      Genera


      Genera in the family Limacidae include:
      subfamily Limacinae

      Limax Linnaeus, 1758 - 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, classify genus Bielzia within separate family Limacopsidae.
      Caspilimax P. Hesse, 1926
      Caucasolimax Likharev et Wiktor, 1980
      Gigantomilax O. Boettger, 1883
      Gigantomilax csikii Soós, 1924
      Gigantomilax lederi (Boettger, 1883)
      Gigantomilax majoricensis (Heynemann, 1863)
      Lehmannia Heynemann, 1862
      Ambigolimax Pollonera, 1887,; sometimes considered a subgenus of Lehmannia
      Limacopsis Simroth, 1888
      Malacolimax Malm, 1868
      Turcomilax Simroth, 1901
      subfamily Eumilacinae

      Eumilax O. Boettger, 1881 - type genus of the subfamily Eumilacinae
      Eumilax brandti (Martens, 1880)
      Metalimax Simroth, 1896


      Cladogram


      A cladogram showing the phylogenic relationships of this family to other families within the limacoid clade:


      Ecology


      Parasites of slugs in this family include larvae of the marsh flies Sciomyzidae, and others.


      References




      External links



      Slugs of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site

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