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Limnoria lignorum

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Limnoria lignorum

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species of crustacean

Species

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SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderIsopoda
  5. FamilyLimnoriidae
Habitatmarine

How to Distinguish from Similar Species: Limnoria algarum bores into kelp holdfasts. Limnoria tripunctata bores into wood but it has 3 small tubercles on the dorsal pleotelson instead of the bifurcating ridge.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
151
With media
37
Family
Limnoriidae
Collections
CMN, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UAM, CAS
Recorded in
Canada, Belgium, United States, France, Ireland
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Limnoria
Image
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Commons category
Limnoria lignorum
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Limnoria lignorum
taxon common name
pelelus
short name
L. lignorum
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