Ligia italica Rock Slater

Ligia italica is commonly referred to as Rock Slater. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 6145
AphiaID:: 156211

Scientific:: Ligia italica
German:: Felsenassel
English:: Rock Slater

Category:: Övriga kräftdjur

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Isopoda (Order) > Ligiidae (Family) > Ligia (Genus) > italica (Species)
Initial determination:: Fabricius, 1798

Occurrence:: Azores, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Detritus
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ligia australiensis
Ligia baudiniana
Ligia boninensis
Ligia cinerascens
Ligia curvata
Ligia daitoensis
Ligia dentipes
Ligia dilatata
Ligia dioscorides
Ligia exotica
Ligia ferrarai
Ligia filicornis
Ligia glabrata
Ligia gracilipes
Ligia hachijoensis
Ligia hawaiensis
Ligia italica
Felsenassel
Ligia latissima
Ligia litigiosa
Ligia malleata
Ligia miyakensis
Ligia natalensis
Ligia novizealandiae
Ligia occidentalis
Felsenassel
Ligia oceanica
Strandassel,Klippenassel
Ligia pallasii
Felsenassel
Ligia pallida
Ligia perkinsi
Ligia persica
Ligia philoscoides
Ligia pigmentata
Ligia platycephala
Ligia rugosa
Ligia ryukyuensis
Ligia saipanensis
Ligia shinjiensis
Ligia simoni
Ligia taiwanensis
Ligia torrenticola
Ligia vitiensis
Ligia yamanishii
Ligia yemenica

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-04 08:34:36
Last edit:: 2023-10-09 16:33:23

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Ligia italica Fabricius, 1798

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.

Synonymised names:
Ligia brandtii Rathke, 1837
Ligia ehrenbergii Brandt, 1833

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ligia italica (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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