Ligia
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Ligia exotica (wharf roach)
See also: Lígia
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin ligia (“sea slater”).
Proper noun
Ligia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ligiidae – certain isopods, called rock lice or sea slaters, that chiefly live in tidal zone cliffs and rocky beaches.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ligia oceanica (common sea slater) - type species; Ligia australiensis (Australian slater), Ligia baudiniana, Ligia boninensis, Ligia cinerascens, Ligia curvata, Ligia dentipes, Ligia dilatata, Ligia exotica (wharf roach), Ligia ferrarai, Ligia filicornis, Ligia glabrata, Ligia gracilipes, Ligia hachijoensis, Ligia hawaiensis, Ligia italica, Ligia latissima, Ligia litigiosa, Ligia malleata, Ligia miyakensis, Ligia natalensis, Ligia novizealandiae, Ligia occidentalis, Ligia pallasii, Ligia pallida, Ligia perkinsi, Ligia persica, Ligia philoscoides, Ligia pigmentata, Ligia platycephala, Ligia rugosa, Ligia ryukyuensis, Ligia simoni, Ligia taiwanensis, Ligia vitiensis, Ligia yamanishii, Ligia yemenica - other species described and accepted before 2005; Ligia daitoensis, Ligia dante, Ligia dioscorides, Ligia furcata, Ligia honu, Ligia kamehameha, Ligia laticarpa, Ligia mauinuiensis, Ligia pele, Ligia rolliensis, Ligia saipanensis, Ligia torrenticola - other species described since 2005
References
Ligia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ligia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ligia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ligia at World Register of Marine Species
