Ligia

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, 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 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 taiwanensis, Ligia vitiensis, Ligia yamanishii, Ligia yemenica (other species)

References

Ligia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ligia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ligia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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