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Genus Ligia - Seaslaters

Another L. occidentalis, reportedly - Ligia occidentalis

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)

Explanation of Names

Ligia Fabricius 1798

Numbers

about 43 species globally (many are probably synonymous, others are likely species complexes), at least 5 in our area

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 18 February, 2008 - 11:34pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Astrobirder
Last updated 9 September, 2021 - 6:54pm

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