Seaslaters and Rockslaters
Ligiidae
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Crustacea
- Class: Malacostraca
- Superorder: Peracarida
- Order: Isopoda
- Suborder: Oniscidea
- Infraorder: Diplocheta
- Family: Ligiidae
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Ligiidae: /lɪˈdʒaɪaɪdiː/
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Summary
Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta, consisting of several genera including Caucasoligidium, Eoligiiscus, Ligia, Ligidioides, Ligidium, Tauroligidium, and Typhloligidium.
Habitat
Common on rocky shores, inhabiting habitats similar to species of the bristletail Petrobius and the crab Cyclograpsus.
Similar Taxa
- Petrobius
- Cyclograpsus
Tags
- Ligiidae
- Seaslaters
- Rockslaters
- Woodlice
- Diplocheta