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Ligia oceanica
Sign in to saveAlso known as sea slater, common sea slater, sea roach
species of crustacean
Species
common sea slater
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyLigiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded10,377
Harbor slaters, also known as rocky shore isopods, are the largest of the land slaters found in Northwestern Europe. They breath in air, just like species in the garden. They are nocturnal animals, hiding in cracks, splits and under seaweed during the day. You may find them crawling around at night, although they will hide quickly as soon as they detect you. Because they are so fast, they are nicknamed marine cockroaches.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 315
- With media
- 60
- Family
- Ligiidae
- Collections
- CMN, YPM, AMNH, USNM, NCSM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Belgium, Scotland, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Ligia oceanica
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Ligia oceanica
- taxon common name
- gocha marina
- short name
- L. oceanica
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