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Western Sea Slater

Ligia occidentalis

6,110 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 162, February 140, March 146, April 181, May 176, June 250, July 184, August 113, September 143, October 147, November 188, December 145.
United States1,901
California1,773
British Columbia1,351
Canada816
Washington111
Mexico21
Baja California Sur11
Oregon8
Nevada5
Sonora4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderIsopods · Isopoda
FamilyRock Lice, Sea Slaters, and Allies · Ligiidae
GenusSea Slaters · Ligia

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