Spermatocyte chromosome analysis of the slug Lehmannia melitensis

SUMMARYDiploid number 2n = 40 and haploid number n = 20 for the slug Lehmannia melitensis have been determined. These chromosome values being considerably different from those reported for slugs belonging to other limacid genera support the notion that the genus Lehmannia is particular within the family Limacidae. Nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) and C-banding pattern of L. melitensis are described