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What (who) is Limulus - definition
GENUS OF ARTHROPODS
Limulus darwini; Xiphosura (genus)
Limulus
·noun 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.
Limulus amebocyte lysate
![[[Atlantic horseshoe crab]] ''Limulus polyphemus''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Remembering the Sea (6224395337).jpg?width=200 "[[Atlantic horseshoe crab]] ''Limulus polyphemus''.")
CHEMICAL USED FOR THE DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS
Limulus test; Limulus Amebocyte Lysate; Limulus amoebocyte lysate; LAL test
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is an aqueous extract of blood cells (amoebocytes) from the Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts with bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is a membrane component of gram-negative bacteria.
Limulus clotting factor C
CLASS OF ENZYMES
EC 3.4.21.84; Factor C; Limulus factor C
Limulus clotting factor overbar C (, factor C, limulus factor C) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Wikipedia
Limulus
Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). One fossil species is currently assigned to the genus though several other species have been named, which have since been assigned to other genera.
Currently valid species include:
- Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Limulus coffini† Reeside & Harris, 1952- Pierre Shale, United States, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
Doubtful species include:
- Limulus nathorsti† Jackson, 1906- Jurassic, Sweden
Tentative species:
- "Limulus" decheni† Zinken, 1862- Paleogene, Germany (considered by some intermediate between Limulus and Tachypleus)
