Ligia cinerascens
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| Ligia cinerascens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Ligiidae |
| Genus: | Ligia |
| Species: | L. cinerascens |
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| Ligia cinerascens Budde-Lund, 1885 | |
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| Distribution of L. cinerascens based on available literature | |
L. cinerascens is very similar to L. occidentalis with more antenna segments, but shorter overall antennal length.[2] It can be distinguished from L. exotica by its shorter antennae and uropods, as well as its uniformly gray color and granular texture.[3] The species name cinerascens comes from the Latin for "ashy," referring to the gray color of this species.
Life cycle
In the wild, L. cinerascens usually lives about a year (overwintering once), but occasionally lives up to 2.5 years (overwintering twice). Females breed in their first year for five months, then die before the second winter, typically producing one brood or two at the most. Reared in the lab, L. cinerascens has a longer lifespan and may produce three or more broods in a lifetime.[4]
L. cinerascens is parasitized by Thinoseius setifer, a mite attaching to the woodlouse's pleopods.[5]
