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Wharf Louse

Ligia exotica

8,520 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 Virginia.January 43, February 46, March 51, April 83, May 107, June 53, July 43, August 42, September 50, October 46, November 39, December 39.
United States2,508
Virginia643
Maryland483
South Carolina290
Texas222
Georgia114
Alabama93
China87
North Carolina86
Brazil81

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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