Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Peracarida > Order Isopoda > Suborder Oniscidea > Parvorder Diplocheta > Family Ligiidae > Genus Ligia

Ligia (Megaligia) Verhoeff, 1926

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LigiaFabricius, 1798accepted genus name
Lygia Fabricius, 1798 synonym

Subgenus group names

Megaligia Verhoeff, 1926 synonym

Children

Ligia (Megaligia) exotica Roux, 1828

Literature

basis of record

Schmidt, C.; Leistikow, A. (2004). Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea). Steenstrupia. 28(1): 1-118.

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Citation

Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Ligia (Megaligia) Verhoeff, 1926. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:955472

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2023-06-15 by Christopher B. Boyko

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