Limacology
Study of slugs
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Limacology, from Ancient Greek λεῖμαξ (leîmax), meaning "slug", and λόγος (lógos), meaning "study", is the branch of zoology which deals with slugs, i.e. shell-less gastropod mollusks. A person that studies limacology is referred to as a limacologist.
However, slugs are an extremely polyphyletic group, thus "limacology" is not a taxonomically accurate term, and it is now rarely used. Limacology is a branch of malacology. Early interest in slugs can be traced back to the 19th century
Limacologists
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Further reading
- Taylor, John; Roebuck, William; Ashford, Charles (1907). Monograph of the Land & Freshwater Mollusca of the British Isle. Taylor Brothers.
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