Malacolimax tenellus
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Malacolimax tenellus is species of air-breathing land slug
, a shell-less terrestrial
gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae
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an countries and islands including:
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Parasites of Malacolimax tenellus include:
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a shell-less terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae
Limacidae
Limacidae, 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 :...
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Distribution
This species is known to occur in a number of EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries and islands including:
- Czech Republic - least concern (LC)
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- and other areas
Ecology
This species occurs in woodlandWoodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
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Parasites of Malacolimax tenellus include:
- ElaphostrongylusElaphostrongylusElaphostrongylus is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Protostrongylidae.- Species :* Elaphostrongylus cervi Cameron, 1931* Elaphostrongylus panticola Lubinov, 1945* Elaphostrongylus rangiferi Mitskevich, 1958- Life cycle :...
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