Ligidium latum

Jackson, 1923

Broad Rockslater

Ligidium latum is a of terrestrial isopod in the Ligiidae, commonly known as the Broad Rockslater. It belongs to a of small to medium-sized woodlice adapted to moist terrestrial . The species was described by Jackson in 1923 and is documented from North America. As a member of the suborder Oniscidea, it represents one of the fully terrestrial lineages of isopods that have colonized land from marine ancestors.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ligidium latum: //lɪˈɡɪdiəm ˈleɪtəm//

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Distribution

North America. Specific locality details beyond continental presence are not documented in available sources.

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