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Yellow Cellar Slug
Limacus flavus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green Cellar SlugLimacus maculatus
Milky SlugDeroceras reticulatum
Leopard SlugLimax maximus
Meadow SlugDeroceras laeve
Striped Greenhouse SlugAmbigolimax valentianus
Greenhouse SlugMilax gagates
Spanish SlugArion vulgaris
Western Dusky SlugArion subfuscus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,472 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,209 |
| California | 2,280 |
| Australia | 918 |
| Spain | 874 |
| Oregon | 769 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 573 |
| Texas | 530 |
| New Zealand | 502 |
| Victoria | 463 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Common Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora |
| Family | Keelback Slugs · Limacidae |
| Genus | Cellar Slugs · Limacus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow Cellar Slug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.