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Ligia oceanica  (Linnaeus, 1767)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 93230

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): sea slater [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   ClassMalacostraca Latreille, 1802  
                      SubclassEumalacostraca Grobben, 1892  
                         SuperorderPeracarida Calman, 1904 – barata da praia, pulga da praia, tatuzinho de jardim  
                            OrderIsopoda Latreille, 1817 – isopods, pillbugs, sowbugs, cloportes, isopodes  
                               SuborderOniscidea Latreille, 1802  
                                  InfraorderLigiamorpha Vandel, 1943  
                                     FamilyLigiidae Leach, 1814  
                                        GenusLigia Fabricius, 1798  
                                           SpeciesLigia oceanica (Linnaeus, 1767) – sea slater  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Brian Kensley & Marilyn Schotte  
  Notes: National Museum of Natural History   
  Reference for: Ligia oceanica    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31, pre-press (version 18-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: McLaughlin et al. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31   
  Reference for: Ligia oceanica, sea slater [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ligia oceanica   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Leistikow, Andreas and Johann Wolfgang Wägele  
  Publication Date: 1999   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of the terrestrial isopods of the new world (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Revista Brasileira Zoologie, vol. 16, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-72   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ligia oceanica   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Original genus: [Oniscus]  
    Type locality: Bermuda; Florida, USA to Brazil  
    McLaughlin et al. (2005) Occurrence values: T[E], A  
 

 

    

 
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