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Limax
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<p><i>Limax</i> is a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> of air-breathing land <a href="/facts/Slug/WYCTF9py">slugs</a> in the <a href="/facts/Terrestrial_molluscs/rLCtwqKJ">terrestrial</a> <a href="/facts/Pulmonate/fGuN57JH">pulmonate</a> <a href="/facts/Gastropod/rYPqm3PT">gastropod</a> <a href="/facts/Mollusk/1elgknsQ">mollusk</a> family <a href="/facts/Limacidae/0vN3QI7A">Limacidae</a>. </p> <p>The generic name <i>Limax</i> literally means "slug". </p> <p>Some species, such as the <a href="/facts/Limax_maximus/7d5lcsjo">leopard slug</a> (<i>L. maximus</i>), are beneficial for the garden. </p><p>The genus <i>Limax</i> <i><a href="/facts/Sensu_stricto/ho2gtX2C">sensu stricto</a></i> is probably <a href="/facts/Monophyletic/pD8Yrrn6">monophyletic</a>. </p>