Why are Budapest Slugs called so?

I’m wondering: why are Budapest slugs called so, as there are no such slugs in Budapest? :sweat_smile:

I have a whole plant cathegory which is carrying such a misleading name.
Look at persicaria plants.
Your slug is not alone!

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The Tagetes marigold genus common names are like that too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/comments/17jun1q/a_sort_of_psa_i_guess_all_the_marigolds_in_the/

The Budapest slug (Tandonia budapestensis) was described from Budapest.

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35483629#page/55/mode/1up

There are observations in the Budapest vicinity, but I would guess there are not many slug observers or identifiers in the region, so the species is not well represented there on iNat.

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