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Family: Ligiidae



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85 species (see list below)
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Caucasoligidium cavernicola
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Euryligia latissima
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Ligia australiensis
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Ligia baudiniana
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Ligia boninensis
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Ligia cajennensis
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Ligia cinerascens
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Ligia cursor
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Ligia curvata
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Ligia dentipes
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Ligia dilatata
[Sea-slater]
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Ligia exotica
[Wharf roach]
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Ligia ferrarai
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Ligia glabrata
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Ligia gracilipes
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Ligia hachijoensis
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Ligia hawaiensis
[Mangrove sea slater]
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Ligia italica
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Ligia latissima
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Ligia litigiosa
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Ligia malleata
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Ligia miyakensis
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Ligia natalensis
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Ligia novaezealandiae
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Ligia occidentalis
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Ligia oceanica
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Ligia pallasii
[Sea slater]
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Ligia pallida
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Ligia perkinsi
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Ligia persica
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Ligia philoscoides
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Ligia pigmentata
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Ligia platycephala
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Ligia quadrata
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Ligia rugosa
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Ligia vitiensis
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Ligia yamanishii
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Ligia yemenica
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Ligidioides intermedius
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Ligidium acutitelson
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Ligidium anatolicum
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Ligidium assimile
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Ligidium beieri
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Ligidium birsteini
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Ligidium blueridgensis
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Ligidium bosniense
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Ligidium bosphoranum
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Ligidium burmanicum
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Ligidium cavaticum
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Ligidium cycladicum
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Ligidium denticulatum
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Ligidium elrodii
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Ligidium euboicum
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Ligidium euxinum
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Ligidium formosanum
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Ligidium fragile
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Ligidium germanicum
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Ligidium ghigii
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Ligidium gracile
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Ligidium herzegowinensis
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Ligidium hoberlandti
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Ligidium japonicum
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Ligidium jiuzhai
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Ligidium kofoidi
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Ligidium koreanum
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Ligidium lapetum
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Ligidium latum
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Ligidium margaritae
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Ligidium mucronatum
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Ligidium mylonasi
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Ligidium nodulosum
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Ligidium paulum
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Ligidium riparum
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Ligidium rishikondensis
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Ligidium sichuanense
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Ligidium tauricum
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Ligidium tenue
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Ligidium tschatcalicum
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Ligidium turcicorum
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Ligidium watanabei
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Ligidium werneri
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Ligidium zaitzevi
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Tauroligidium stygium
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Typhloligidium coecum
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Typhloligidium karabijajlae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Caucasoligidium cavernicola 1950
Euryligia latissima Western Central Pacific. 1926
Ligia australiensis Western Central Pacific. 1853
Ligia baudiniana Southeast Pacific 1840
Ligia boninensis Southeast Pacific 1979
Ligia cajennensis Southeast Pacific 1847
Ligia cinerascens Southeast Pacific 1885
Ligia cursor Southeast Pacific 1853
Ligia curvata Southeast Pacific 1948
Ligia dentipes Southeast Pacific 1885
Ligia dilatata Sea-slater Southeast Atlantic. 1833
Ligia exotica Wharf roach Indo-West Pacific. Intro 3 TL 1828
Ligia ferrarai Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1990
Ligia glabrata Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1833
Ligia gracilipes Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1885
Ligia hachijoensis Indo-West Pacific. Intro 1999
Ligia hawaiensis Mangrove sea slater Eastern Central Pacific 1853
Ligia italica Mediterranean Sea 1798
Ligia latissima Western Central Pacific. 1926
Ligia litigiosa Western Central Pacific. 1922
Ligia malleata Western Central Pacific. 1889
Ligia miyakensis Western Central Pacific. 1999
Ligia natalensis Western Central Pacific. 1920
Ligia novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific. 1853
Ligia occidentalis Northeast Pacific 1853
Ligia oceanica Atlantic Ocean and Arctic 1767
Ligia pallasii Sea slater Northeast Pacific. 1833
Ligia pallida Northeast Pacific. 1938
Ligia perkinsi Northeast Pacific. 1900
Ligia persica Western Indian Ocean 2010
Ligia philoscoides Western Indian Ocean 1938
Ligia pigmentata Western Indian Ocean. 1922
Ligia platycephala Western Indian Ocean. 1925
Ligia quadrata Western Indian Ocean. 1879
Ligia rugosa Western Indian Ocean. 1938
Ligia vitiensis Western Indian Ocean. 1853
Ligia yamanishii Western Indian Ocean. 1990
Ligia yemenica Western Indian Ocean 2010
Ligidioides intermedius Western Indian Ocean 1922
Ligidium acutitelson Western Indian Ocean 1993
Ligidium anatolicum Western Indian Ocean 1950
Ligidium assimile Western Indian Ocean 1971
Ligidium beieri Western Indian Ocean 1928
Ligidium birsteini Western Indian Ocean 1950
Ligidium blueridgensis Western Indian Ocean 1964
Ligidium bosniense Western Indian Ocean 1901
Ligidium bosphoranum Western Indian Ocean 1941
Ligidium burmanicum Western Indian Ocean 1946
Ligidium cavaticum Western Indian Ocean 1950
Ligidium cycladicum Western Indian Ocean 1977
Ligidium denticulatum Western Indian Ocean 1949
Ligidium elrodii Western Indian Ocean 1873
Ligidium euboicum Western Indian Ocean 1975
Ligidium euxinum Western Indian Ocean 1918
Ligidium formosanum Western Indian Ocean 1993
Ligidium fragile Western Indian Ocean 1885
Ligidium germanicum Western Indian Ocean 1901
Ligidium ghigii Western Indian Ocean 1928
Ligidium gracile Western Indian Ocean 1856
Ligidium herzegowinensis Western Indian Ocean 1901
Ligidium hoberlandti Western Indian Ocean 1950
Ligidium japonicum Western Indian Ocean 1918
Ligidium jiuzhai Western Indian Ocean 1999
Ligidium kofoidi Western Indian Ocean 1930
Ligidium koreanum Western Indian Ocean 1972
Ligidium lapetum Western Indian Ocean 1942
Ligidium latum Western Indian Ocean 1923
Ligidium margaritae Western Indian Ocean 1955
Ligidium mucronatum Western Indian Ocean 1942
Ligidium mylonasi Western Indian Ocean 1992
Ligidium nodulosum Western Indian Ocean 1918
Ligidium paulum Western Indian Ocean 1976
Ligidium riparum Western Indian Ocean 1943
Ligidium rishikondensis Western Indian Ocean 1989
Ligidium sichuanense Sichuan, China. 2002
Ligidium tauricum Sichuan, China. 1930
Ligidium tenue Sichuan, China. 1885
Ligidium tschatcalicum Sichuan, China. 1976
Ligidium turcicorum Sichuan, China. 1949
Ligidium watanabei Sichuan, China. 2002
Ligidium werneri Sichuan, China. 1937
Ligidium zaitzevi Sichuan, China. 1950
Tauroligidium stygium Sichuan, China. 1950
Typhloligidium coecum Sichuan, China. 1904
Typhloligidium karabijajlae Sichuan, China. 1962



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