Ligia occidentalis Rock Louse, Rock Slater

Ligia occidentalisis commonly referred to as Rock Louse, Rock Slater. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Roger Steeb, USA

Sea Lice (Ligia occidentalis) in Baja California, 2012

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AphiaID:: 257557

Scientific:: Ligia occidentalis
German:: Felsenassel
English:: Rock Louse, Rock Slater

Category:: Other Crustaceans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Isopoda (Order) > Ligiidae (Family) > Ligia (Genus) > occidentalis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1853

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA
Sea depth:: 45 - 150 Meter
Size:: 2,5 cm
Food:: Algae, Carrion, Detritus
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ligia australiensis
Ligia baudiniana
Ligia boninensis
Ligia cinerascens
Ligia curvata
Ligia daitoensis
Ligia dentipes
Ligia dilatata
Ligia dioscorides
Ligia exotica
Ligia ferrarai
Ligia filicornis
Ligia glabrata
Ligia gracilipes
Ligia hachijoensis
Ligia hawaiensis
Ligia italica
Felsenassel
Ligia latissima
Ligia litigiosa
Ligia malleata
Ligia miyakensis
Ligia natalensis
Ligia novizealandiae
Ligia occidentalis
Felsenassel
Ligia oceanica
Strandassel,Klippenassel
Ligia pallasii
Felsenassel
Ligia pallida
Ligia perkinsi
Ligia persica
Ligia philoscoides
Ligia pigmentata
Ligia platycephala
Ligia rugosa
Ligia ryukyuensis
Ligia saipanensis
Ligia shinjiensis
Ligia simoni
Ligia taiwanensis
Ligia torrenticola
Ligia vitiensis
Ligia yamanishii
Ligia yemenica

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-05-23 19:50:17
Last edit:: 2021-05-23 19:50:17

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Ligia occidentalis (Dana, 1853)

Ligia occidentalis is a species of rock slater in the family Ligiidae. It is found in North America and Mexico.

Is a scavenger, plus feeds on microscopic algae. This species is nearly terrestrial--it must keep its gills moist (by dipping the back of its abdomen into the water) but will drown if forced to stay underwater.

Synonymised names:
Lygia occidentalis Dana, 1853

Scientific paper

Phylogeography of the supralittoral isopod Ligia occidentalis around the Point Conception marine biogeographical boundary, Eberl, Renate; Mateos, Mariana; Grosberg, Richard K.; Santamaria, Carlos A.; Hurtado, Luis A.; Bellwood, David , 2013
Distribution, habitat and food preferences of sympatric high intertidal isopod species Ligia occidentalis and Ligia pallasii (Ligiidae: Oniscidea), Eberl, Renate, 2012
Mitochondrial DNA evidence for deep genetic divergences in allopatric populations of the rocky intertidal isopod Ligia occidentalis from the eastern Pacific, Therese A. Markow; Edward Pfeiler, 2010
Osmoregulatory Capabilities in Isopods: Ligia occidentalis and Ligia pallasii, Wilfred J. Wilson, 1970
Chromatophore Behavior in the Isopod Ligia occidentalis Dana, 1853, Kenneth B. Armitage, 1960
ELECTRICAL STUDIES ON THE COMPOUND EYE OF LIGIA OCCIDENTALIS DANA (CRUSTACEA: ISOPODA), Ruck, P., 1954

External links

inverts.wallawalla.edu (en). Abgerufen am 23.05.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 23.05.2021.

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Sea Lice (Ligia occidentalis) in Baja California, 2012

Ligia occidentalis, Rock Louse, Western Sea Roach.Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 2011

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