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Sea Slaters
Ligia
Ligia is a genus of isopods, commonly known as rock lice or sea slaters. Most Ligia species live in tidal zone cliffs and rocky beaches, but there are several fully terrestrial species in high humidity environments.
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Wharf Louse
speciesLigia exotica
Western Sea Slater
speciesLigia occidentalis
Common Sea Slater
speciesLigia oceanica
Sleepy Seaslater
speciesLigia pallasii
Italian Sea Slater
speciesLigia italica
New Zealand Sea Slater
speciesLigia novizealandiae
Cinereous Seaslater
speciesLigia cinerascens
Australian Marine Slater
speciesLigia australiensis
Sea-slater
speciesLigia dilatata
Central American Seaslater
speciesLigia baudiniana
Hawaiian Sea Slaters
complexLigia hawaiensis
Natal Seaslater
speciesLigia natalensis
Ligia taiwanensis
speciesLigia taiwanensis
Ligia simoni
speciesLigia simoni
Ligia perkinsi
speciesLigia perkinsi
Ligia ryukyuensis
speciesLigia ryukyuensis
Ligia vitiensis
speciesLigia vitiensis
Ligia dentipes
speciesLigia dentipes
Longhorn Seaslater
speciesLigia glabrata
Guyanan Forestslater
speciesLigia platycephala
Ligia persica
speciesLigia persica
Ligia dioscorides
speciesLigia dioscorides
Ligia laticarpa
speciesLigia laticarpa
Ligia latissima
speciesLigia latissima
Ligia gracilipes
speciesLigia gracilipes
Ligia daitoensis
speciesLigia daitoensis
Ligia cursor
speciesLigia cursor
Ligia yamanishii
speciesLigia yamanishii
Ligia furcata
speciesLigia furcata
Ligia miyakensis
speciesLigia miyakensis
Ligia hachijoensis
speciesLigia hachijoensis
Ligia torrenticola
speciesLigia torrenticola
Ligia boninensis
speciesLigia boninensis
Ligia litigiosa
speciesLigia litigiosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55358.