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Genus Ligidium

Ligidium sp. - Ligidium gracile Ligidium sp. - Ligidium gracile Ligidium sp. - Ligidium gracile Ligidium lapetum Woodlouse - Ligidium elrodii Woodlouse - Ligidium gracile Larger Wet Area Isopods - Ligidium gracile L. blueridgensis - Ligidium blueridgensis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)
Order Isopoda (Isopods)
No Taxon (Scutocoxifera)
Suborder Oniscidea (Woodlice)
Infraorder Diplocheta
Family Ligiidae (Seaslaters and Rockslaters)
Genus Ligidium
Explanation of Names
Ligidium Brandt 1833
Numbers
8 spp. in our area(1), ~55 total(2)
Range
in our area, L. elrodii northeastern, 3 spp. se. US, L. gracile rather widespread in the west, and 3 spp. restricted to CA(1)