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Ligia (Megaligia) exotica
Roux, 1828
AphiaID
955994
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:955994)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Peracarida
Isopoda
Oniscidea
Diplocheta
Ligiidae
Ligia
Ligia (Megaligia)
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Ligia (Megaligia)
Verhoeff, 1926
Original name
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
Synonymised names
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
· unaccepted >
misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
(misspelling of genus name)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
Roux, P. (1828-1830). Crustacés de la Méditerranée et de son Littoral, Décrits et Lithographiés. i-iv + 1-176 pp., pls. 1-45. Paris & Marseille: Chez Levrault.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9283448
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database.
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica
Roux, 1828. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955994 on 2025-05-30
Regional species database citation
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species.
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica
Roux, 1828. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955994 on 2025-05-30
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2017-02-22 14:47:42Z
created
Taiti, Stefano
2024-01-07 15:10:41Z
changed
Boyko, Christopher B.
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (1)
Documented distribution (10)
Attributes (7)
Vernaculars (2)
Links (5)
Images (1)
original description
(of
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
Roux, P. (1828-1830). Crustacés de la Méditerranée et de son Littoral, Décrits et Lithographiés. i-iv + 1-176 pp., pls. 1-45. Paris & Marseille: Chez Levrault.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9283448
[details]
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EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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From editor or global species database
France
(no group)
From regional or thematic species database
North Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
United States
Unreviewed
Ivory Coast
North Atlantic Ocean
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Definitions
Language
Name
English
wharf roach
[from synonym]
[details]
Japanese
フナムシ
[from synonym]
[details]
To Barcode of Life (125 barcodes)
(from synonym
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications)
(from synonym
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
(from synonym
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (87 records)
(from synonym
Lygia exotica
Roux, 1828
)
Unreviewed
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Ligia exotica
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