| Malacolimax tenellus | |
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| Individual in a partially contracted state | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Limacidae |
| Genus: | Malacolimax |
| Species: | M. tenellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacolimax tenellus O. F. Müller, 1774 | |
Malacolimax tenellus (lemon slug [2] ) is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.
The body is yellow in color, from pale to bright yellow, sometimes with a hint of orange, and the sole is pale yellow, and produces yellow slime. The head is gray or lilac and the tentacles are typically tinged with purple or are a blue-gray. [3] It can grow up to 50 mm (2 in). [4]
This species is known to live in a number of countries and areas:
This species thrives in both deciduous and coniferous woodland. It typically feeds at night on fungi. [3]
Parasites of Malacolimax tenellus include:
