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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Marsupial Crustaceans (Peracarida) » Isopods (Isopoda) » Scutocoxifera » Woodlice (Oniscidea) » Diplocheta » Seaslaters and Rockslaters (Ligiidae) » Seaslaters (Ligia) » Wharf Roach (Ligia exotica)

Species Ligia exotica - Wharf Roach

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · See Also · Internet References
Swamp Thing - Ligia exotica Isopod IMG_8830 - Ligia exotica - male Brown Slater - Ligia exotica Rock Slater - Ligia exotica Isopod IMG_8830 - Ligia exotica - male Rock Slater IMG_0925 - Ligia exotica Isopod - maybe Ligia exotica - Ligia exotica wharf roach – Ligia exotica? - Ligia exotica
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 Ligia (Seaslaters)
Species exotica (Wharf Roach)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ligia olfersii (Brandt 1833)
Explanation of Names
Ligia exotica Roux 1828
Range
native range uncertain, adventive in NA (Atlantic coast: NY south to the Gulf of Mexico)

Likely to appear in seaports in other areas, including those on the west coast
See Also
L. oceanica Canada to RI, L. baudiniana so.FL
Internet References
Species page (Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory)
Fact sheet by Richard Fox
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 13 June, 2015 - 6:48am
Additional contributions by v belov, Astrobirder
Last updated 1 April, 2023 - 3:01pm

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