Crossword clues for limulus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab L. polyphemus. Many fossil species are known, many of which have since been assigned to other genera.
Currently valid fossil species include:
- Limulus coffini Reeside & Harris, 1952- Cretaceous, United States
- Limulus darwini Kin & Błażejowsk, 2014- Jurassic, Poland
- Limulus priscus Münster, 1839- Triassic, Germany
- Limulus woodwardi Watson, 1909- Jurassic, England
Tentative species:
- "Limulus" decheni Zinken, 1862- Paleogene, Germany (considered by some intermediate between Limulus and Tachypleus)
Usage examples of "limulus".
It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself.