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Article Nº 2051 Mollusc Vol. II · p. 447

Slugs

Original title: Lesmas

Entry on the slugs (limacid gastropod molluscs) found in damp and shady places in Madeira, naming the main species and their habitats.

Limacid gastropod molluscs found in damp or shady places, in vegetable gardens, among grass, etc. Limax flavus often lives near houses, while L. gagetes occurs mainly under stones and L. cinereus in vegetable gardens. Arion ater, blackish, olive or greyish-blue in colour, is found in vineyards and grassy places.

Helix undata, which usually lives under stones and water jars, is sometimes known by the name of slug, even though it has a shell.

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