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Comments of Limax
Distribution :-
Limax is cosmopolitan in distribution. It is specially found in India, Europe and the U.S.A.
Habit and habitat:-
Limax is terrestrial, found in gardens , over damp soil and cultivated lands, and most woody regions.
General characters :
1) Limax is commonly known as gray slug.
2) Body is elongated and tapering behind and is divisible into head, foot and visceral hump.
3) Head bears two pairs of retractile tentacles, the posterior part of the tentacles bear small black eyes at their tips.
4) Pulmonary aperture lies on the right side of the mantle.
5) Hermaphrodite
6) Nocturnal and herbivorous.
7) Visceral hump is elongated and flattened and pointed posteriorly.
Economic Importance:-
It is considered as agricultural pests it can harm (feedon) cultivated plants.
Diagram of Limax
