Ligidium

Ligidium

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ligidium: //lɪˈdʒɪdiəm//

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Images

Brimleyana (1982) (19794395893) by North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. Used under a Public domain license.
Isopoda of Maryland (10.3897-zookeys.801.24146) Figure 5 by Shultz JW (2018) A guide to the identification of the terrestrial Isopoda of Maryland, U.S.A. (Crustacea). In: Hornung E, Taiti S, Szlavecz K (Eds) Isopods in a Changing World. ZooKeys 801: 207-228. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.801.24146. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Ligidium elrodii (10.3897-zookeys.801.24146) Figure 5 (cropped) by Shultz JW (2018) A guide to the identification of the terrestrial Isopoda of Maryland, U.S.A. (Crustacea). In: Hornung E, Taiti S, Szlavecz K (Eds) Isopods in a Changing World. ZooKeys 801: 207-228. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.801.24146. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Brimleyana (1982) (19794395893) by North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. Used under a Public domain license.

Summary

Ligidium is a genus of woodlice comprising approximately 46 species worldwide. In North America, there are 8 species, including L. elrodii and L. gracile. The genus also contains several other species found in various regions such as Japan, Taiwan, China, Turkey, and Greece.

Distribution

Ligidium is distributed in North America (8 species), Japan (6 species), Taiwan (2 species), China (4 species), Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia (12 species), and Greece (6 species).

Tags

  • Ligidium
  • woodlice
  • isopods
  • Arthropoda
  • malacostraca