Ligiidae
Family of woodlice
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Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta.[3][1] The members of this family are common on rocky shores, in similar habitats to those inhabited by species of the bristletail Petrobius and the crab Cyclograpsus.[4]
| Ligiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Ligia oceanica | |
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| Ligidium japonicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Infraorder: | Ligiamorpha |
| Section: | Diplocheta Vandel, 1957 [1] |
| Family: | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 [2] |
Genera
This family contains the following genera:[5]
- Caucasoligidium Borutzky, 1950
- †Eoligiiscus Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021
- Ligia Fabricius, 1798
- Ligidioides Wahrberg, 1922
- Ligidium Brandt, 1833
- Tauroligidium Borutzky, 1950
- Typhloligidium Verhoeff, 1918
