Malacolimax tenellus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
(Lemon Slug, Slender Slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalacolimax tenellus (Lemon Slug, Slender Slug)
FamilyLIMACIDAE (keelback slugs)
OrderPULMONATA (slugs and snails)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field() Biles, L. 2004 Malacolima tenellus - the slender slug with a penchant for fungi Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 11-12.

Malacolimax tenellus (Lemon Slug, Slender Slug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Malacolimax tenellus (Lemon Slug, Slender Slug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Malacolimax tenellus (Lemon Slug, Slender Slug)
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