Limacology

Limacology, from Latin limax, "slug", and -logy from Ancient Greek 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.

History

Limacology has historical roots in Malacology. Early interest in slugs can be traced back to the 19th century

Notable Limacologists

• William Denison Roebuck

See also

• Mollusks
• Gastropods

Further reading

• Taylor, John; Roebuck, William; Ashford, Charles (1907). Monograph of the Land & Freshwater Mollusca of the British Isle. Taylor Brothers.