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Definition of Limulus

Limulus
Limulus Lim"u*lus (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. Limuli (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo["o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot.

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- Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). One fossil species is currently ****igned...
- The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), also known as the American horseshoe crab, is a species of horseshoe crab, a kind of marine and brackish...
- Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is an aqueous extract of motile blood cells (amebocytes) from the Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts...
- of Ricinulei. The family name Limulidae comes from the genus Limulus, from the word limulus in Latin meaning "askance", or "a little askew". Horseshoe crabs...
- tridentatus and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. The fourth living species, Limulus polyphemus, is found in the Americas. T. gigas is found in tropical South...
- Eurycheilichthys limulus is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the upper Jacuí River basin. The habitat at the type...
- prolate-to-fusiform shape. Limulus amebocyte lysate, an aqueous extract of amebocytes from the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), is commonly...
- Limulus clotting factor overbar C (EC 3.4.21.84, factor C, limulus factor C) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Selective...
- Developmental ecology of the American horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus Metamorphosis of Limulus Polyphemus Trilobite Larvae: Role of Chemical and Structural...
- The most studied cartilage in arthropods is the branchial cartilage of Limulus polyphemus. It is a vesicular cell-rich cartilage due to the large, spherical...